# Incident 19970907030339I: Piper PA24250, Quincy, CA, September 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Quincy, CA
- Airport: Gansner Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9439° N, 120.9454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GANSNER FLD (2O1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9439&lon=-120.9454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907030339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT, JOHN R. HUGHES, STATED THAT HIS NON-PILOT SON HAD ACTIVATED THE GEAR HANDLE DURING DESCENT INTO QUINCY, CA, BUT NEITHER HAD CHECKED FOR THE GREEN LIGHT. HE STATED HE FOLLOWED THE LANDING CHECKLIST OTHERWISE AND PROCEEDED TO LAND WITH THE GEAR STILL RETRACTED. WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO RAISE THE AIRCRAFT WITH ASSISTANCE, HE RESET THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N817K (2)

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

- [Incident 19860526033469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526033469I), May 26, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N817K), Mojave, CA, Minor damage. Distracted pilot failed to lwoer gear for landing. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19790324011159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324011159I), Mar 24, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N817K), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. Started takeoff roll with gear selector in the up position. Gear collapsed during the takeoff roll.

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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