# Incident 20040509009999I: Piper PA24, Coeur D Alene, ID, May 9, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2004, 16:30 local time
- Place: Coeur D Alene, ID
- Airport: Coeur D Alene Air Term Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7029° N, 116.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coeur d'Alene, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7029&lon=-116.7958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180BC-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040509009999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT ON 5/08/04 AND WAS FLYING HOME TO NEW KENT, VA 23124-2622. WHEN HE TRIED TO LAND AT COEUR D'ALENE, ID FOR FUEL, HE EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR FAILURE AND THEN SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN-AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE AT AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. THE PROPELLER (TWO BLADED) WAS CURLED UP, SPINNER CAP WAS SPLIT AND SEVERAL SCREWS MISSING. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WAS SCRATCHED AND GOUGED WHICH WOULD TAKE SOME HEAVY MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N180BC (2)

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

- [Incident 20210828015129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210828015129I), Aug 28, 2021: Piper PA-24 (N180BC), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Departed K6M2 horseshoe bend ar at approx. 6:15PM. On departure pilot stated "gear up light did not come on and smelled a burning smell. The circuit breaker…
- [Accident 20000406006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000406006009A), Apr 6, 2000: Piper PA24 (N180BC), Herlong, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that he circled the Herlong Airport twice, noting that the wind sock was blowing intermittently in different directions. Upon landing, the…

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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