# Incident 19970705023139I: Piper PA24250, Naples, FL, July 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1997, 11:18 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N980AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N980AC-2002-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705023139I

## Narrative

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

SELECT GEAR DOWN NO GREENS TRANSIT ONLY. UNABLE LOCKDOWN. TRIED HOLD HANDLE DOWN. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING.

## Other reports on N980AC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000716040769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716040769A), Jul 16, 2000: Piper PA24250 (N980AC), Immokalee, FL, Substantial damage. (.4) At departure, the airplane had been operated for 1.8 hours since fueling. The pilot rated student (student) had not received systems ground instruction…
- [Accident 19990908035529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990908035529A), Sep 8, 1999: Piper PA24250 (N980AC), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) See attached sheets (there were no attached sheets to insert for narrative. (.4) the pilot completed a before landing check and lowered the landing gear.…

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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