# Incident 20010702016269I: Piper PA24180, Pontiac, MI, July 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2001, 20:30 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5621P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5621P-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 78 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702016269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT ESTABLISHED A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB AND RAISED THE GEAR. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE PILOT DECIDED THAT WITH THE RUNWAY STILL BELOW, SETTING DOWN IMMEDIATELY, EVEN WITH THE GEAR UP, WAS THE SAFEST COURSE.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N5621P (1)

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

- [Accident 20110704025079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110704025079A), Jul 4, 2011: Piper PA-24-180 (N5621P), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. 07/05/11 - Pilot landed with gear up. During interview by inspector the pilot stated that he was distracted with other piloting duties.

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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