# Incident 20020228008889I: Piper PA24180, Gulf Shores, AL, February 28, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2002, 13:10 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2905° N, 87.6718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Jack Edwards National Airport (JKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2905&lon=-87.6718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6610P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6610P) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 50 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020228008889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PA 24-180 JUST CAME OUT OF AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PILOT IN COMMAND ACCOMPANIED THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE THE OWNERS MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED. WHILE IN THE PATTERN DOING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, ON THE FINAL LANDING, THE PILOT FLYING EITHER FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN, OR THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACT. ON THE THIRD AND FINAL LANDING THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N6610P (2)

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

- [Incident 20100830044809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100830044809I), Aug 30, 2010: Piper PA-24-180 (N6610P), Carroll, OH, Minor damage. On August 30, 2010 N6610P a PA-24 Piper comanche departed kgge to its final destination klhq. The pilot was on an IFR flight plan in VMC conditions. A normal…
- [Accident 19750817026079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750817026079A), Aug 17, 1975: Piper PA24400 (N6610P), Jacob, IL, Substantial damage. Fuel tank caps loose fit. Mud dauber plugged shut l and r tank cap drain tube. Acft hit corn fld.

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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