# Incident 20001002037939I: Piper PA24250, Salisbury, MD, October 2, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Airport: Bennett Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4128° N, 75.6169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BENNETT (1N5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4128&lon=-75.6169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5576P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5576P) (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: 2,300 total, 75 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001002037939I

## Narrative

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

(-23) OPERATOR LOST RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTED TO LAND AT 1N5. HE STATED HE PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THOUGHT HE SAW A GREEN DOWN LIGHT AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP.

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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