# Incident 20000221004209I: Piper PA24250, Lincoln, NE, February 21, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2000, 20:15 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7404P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7404P) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 85 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000221004209I

## Narrative

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

THE GEAR MOTOR SOLENOID WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE, CAUSING INTERRUPTION IN THE OPERATION OF THE GEAR. THE GEAR WAS NOT CONFIRMED AS DOWN AND LOCKED.  THE GEAR COLLLAPSED UPON LANDING.

## Other reports on N7404P (1)

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

- [Incident 20150626009379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150626009379I), Jun 26, 2015: Piper PA-24-250 (N7404P), Lincoln, NE, No damage. The commercial pilot was on a local flight, testing out the autopilot. While being vectored onto the RNAV 36 instrument approach into the Lincoln airport, the…

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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