# Incident 19980118005319I: Piper PA24, Gallup, NM, January 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1998, 14:55 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Gallup Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5111° N, 108.7893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GALLUP MUNI (GUP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5111&lon=-108.7893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5236P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5236P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 4 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980118005319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FAA FORM 8020-23 ATTACHMENT TO BLOCK 33 ON JANUARY 18, 1998 A PIPER PA-24, N5236P WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AFTER DEPARTING THE GALLUP, NEW MEXICO AIRPORT. AFTER EXECUTING FIVE TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT FUNCTION NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N5236P (2)

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

- [Incident 20030606013079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606013079I), Jun 6, 2003: Piper PA24 (N5236P), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On June 06, 2003, about 1215 mountain standard time, N5236P, gear collapsed during landing at the Mesa Falcon Field Airport, Arizona. In a written…
- [Accident 19740618015349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618015349A), Jun 18, 1974: Piper PA24 (N5236P), Andreas, PA, Substantial damage. 1300FT sod rwy. Plt overran rwy into rye field. No sign of braking.

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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