# Incident 19970305011539I: Piper PA24260, Clemson, SC, March 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Clemson, SC
- Airport: Clemson-Oconee County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6846° N, 82.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clemson, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6846&lon=-82.8101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8942P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8942P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 600 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970305011539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 03, 1997, AT ABOUT 11:30 EST, A PIPER PA 24-260, N8942P, OPERATED BY RICHARD BIXLER, LANDED GEAR UP AT CLEMSON OCCONEE CO.(CEU) CLEMSON, SC. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, WHILE THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. EXAMINATION OF THIS AIRCRAFT AND LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED NO MALFUNCTIONS. LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, INCLUDING WARNING CHECKED NORMAL. LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS AND WARNING HORN OPERATED PER PIPER MAINTENANCE MANUEL. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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