# Incident 20040619013759I: Piper PA24250, Holland, MI, June 19, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2004, 10:43 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Airport: Tulip City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7676° N, 86.0986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7676&lon=-86.0986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5651P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5651P) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,040 total, 4,740 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040619013759I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 6/19/04 AT 10:43 AM PIPER AIRCRAFT PA-24-250 LANDED AT TULIP CITY AIRPORT IN HOLLAND, MI. AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING PILOT MAY HAVE ACCIDENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WHILE HE IS OPERATING THE FLAP. BOTH THE SWITCHES AREA SITUATED CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. THE LANDING GEAR START FOLDING AS SOON AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND THE PLANE WENT DOWN ON THE BELLY. PILOT IS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURY. THIS IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N5651P (1)

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

- [Incident 19910125016769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910125016769I), Jan 25, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N5651P), Sturgis, MI, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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