# Incident 20010502008319I: Piper PA24250, Latrobe, PA, May 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2001, 18:48 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmoreland County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5408P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5408P) (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: 23,500 total, 50 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/20010502008319I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WERE PRACTICING INSTRUMENT TRAINING AND ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROACH FOR A LANDING TO RUNWAY 23. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND LANDING GEAR DOOR.  THE TWO PILOTS STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT FUNCTION; THAT THEY (THE TWO PILOTS ABOARD) APPARENTLY DID NOT MAKE USE OF THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST PRIOR TO LANDING.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5408P (2)

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

- [Incident 19880424034119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880424034119I), Apr 24, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N5408P), Hickory, NC, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Ran off runway onto rough grass area. Not used to hand brake.
- [Incident 19780110002439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780110002439I), Jan 10, 1978: Piper PA24 (N5408P), Green Bay, WI, Minor damage. Unable to fully extend gear before landing. Found circuit breaker popped.

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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