# Incident 20021113031029I: Piper PA24260, Borrego Springs, CA, November 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Airport: Borrego Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2590° N, 116.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BORREGO VALLEY (L08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2590&lon=-116.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8982P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8982P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 150 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/20021113031029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER DEPARTED APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT, CA. ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF BORREGO AIRPORT (L08). THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 7 CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF BENT PROPELLER BLADES, AND SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED DURING HIS FINAL APPROACH BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT WAS ALSO ON APPROACH TO THE SAME RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY THE REPORTING AND ACCOMPANYING INSPECTORS. THIS REPORT IS NOT RELATED TO ANY NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION REPORTED BY ATC.

## Other reports on N8982P (1)

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

- [Incident 20030724016509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030724016509I), Jul 24, 2003: Piper PA24260 (N8982P), Apple Valley, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing touch and goes at Apple Valley Airport and lost concentration as a result of other aircraft in the pattern. The pilot failed to…

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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