# Incident 20030925031769I: Piper PA24250, Danville, VA, September 25, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: Danville, VA
- Airport: Danville Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5725° N, 79.3363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANVILLE RGNL (DAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5725&lon=-79.3363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6286P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6286P) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 700 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030925031769I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N6286P (2)

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

- [Incident 20210702012189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210702012189I), Jul 2, 2021: Piper PA-24-250 (N6286P), Caldwell, ID, Minor damage. On 2 July, 2021 at approximately 2150 hrs MDT, a single engine Piper model PA-24-250 comanche aircraft experienced a landing gear electrical failure after…
- [Accident 19820313022929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820313022929A), Mar 13, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N6286P), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in crosswind. Ran off runway into a ditch. Tower gave crosswind runway, into wind available.

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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