# Incident 19981222044869I: Piper PA24250, Sherman-Denison, TX, December 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sherman-Denison, TX
- Airport: Grayson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6357° N, 96.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sherman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6357&lon=-96.6089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7697P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7697P) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,741 total, 163 in this make and model, 565 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981222044869I

## Narrative

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

(-5)LANDING GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. ATTEMPS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN A SAFE/DOWN AND LOCKED GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS.  LANDED GEAR UP. SUSPECT DEFECTIVE LANDING GEAR MOTOR/GEARBOX.

## Other reports on N7697P (1)

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

- [Accident 19800203002049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203002049A), Feb 3, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N7697P), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Engine threw a connecting rod during climbout. Unable to return to airport. Ditched in bay off end of runway.

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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