# Accident 20021213033869A: Piper PA24180, Odessa, TX, December 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Airport: Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6899° N, 97.2093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6899&lon=-97.2093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6068P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6068P) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021213033869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 13, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 CST, LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF PIPER PA-24-180 SINGLE ENGINE COMANCHE AIRCRAFT, N6068P, DURING LANDING RUNWAY 16 AT ODESSA-SCHELEMEYER FIELD, ODESSA, TEXAS, FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 NO FLIGHT PLAN LOCAL FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA063), Dec 13, 2002: Piper PA-24-180 (N6068P), Odessa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent failure to extended the landing gear.

## Other reports on N6068P (2)

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

- [Incident 20100911043789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100911043789I), Sep 11, 2010: Piper PA-24-180 (N6068P), Big Spring, TX, Minor damage. On September 11, 2010 at approximately 12:30 CDT, N6068P, a Piper PA-24-180, piloted by [privacy data omitted], impacted terrain at big lake airport (E41),…
- [Incident 19880917058219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880917058219I), Sep 17, 1988: Piper PA24 (N6068P), Dequeen, AR, Minor damage. Failed to check gear indicator after selector in down position. Landed gear up. Gear motor circuit breaker tripped.

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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