# Incident 20001014018989I: Piper PA24260, West Palm Beach, FL, October 14, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2000, 16:46 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9005P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9005P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- Pilot flight hours: 2,525 total, 2 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014018989I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON OCT 14, 2000 AT 1646 A PIPER COMANCHE PA-24 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT ASSESSES THE SITUATION, LOOKED FOR A LANDING SITE, AND ELECTED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD.  HE LANDED GEAR UP DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD.  BY LANDING WITH THE GEAR UP, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.  IT APPEARED THAT THE ENGINE ROD END CAP CAME OFF CAUSING  A HOLE ON THE BLOCK BY THE #6 CYLINDER.  THE LYCOMING ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED ON 04/01/2000.  AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE ENGINE HAD 34 HOURS SINCE O/H.

## Other reports on N9005P (2)

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

- [Incident 19940605022159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605022159I), Jun 5, 1994: Piper PA24260 (N9005P), Lee'S Summit, MO, Minor damage. Gear jammed in up position when gear door rod broke and jammed retract system. Landed gear up. Minimal damage.
- [Accident 19740729021959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740729021959A), Jul 29, 1974: Piper PA24260 (N9005P), Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. Lnd gear up after elec failure. Incorrectly used man gear extension sys

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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