# Incident 19991228036739I: Piper PA24250, Altoona, PA, December 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1999, 18:22 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Airport: Altoona-Blair County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2964° N, 78.3200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALTOONA/BLAIR COUNTY (AOO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2964&lon=-78.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6AK-2013-10-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Pilot flight hours: 6 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991228036739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A PA-24-250 PILOTED BY TIMOTHY O'NEILL MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE ALTONNA BLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP.  THIS INCIDENT OFFUCRRED ON DECEMBER 28, 1999, AT 1822E.  THE PILOT STATED HE CYCLED THE GEAR WITH NO DOWN INDICATION AND WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS DIMINISHING, HE DECIDED TO MAKE THE LANDING WITH THE GEAR UP.  PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED NARRATIVE STATEMENT TO THIS FORM.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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