# Incident 20060609013399I: Piper PA24260, Columbia, CA, June 9, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0304° N, 120.4146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA (O22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0304&lon=-120.4146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9201P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9201P-2021-12-04) (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: 2,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060609013399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST TIME INTO THIS AIRPORT. HE AND HIS PAX WERE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR THE RUNWAY WITH THE AID OF A GPS. OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT ONCE WITHOUT FINDING IT. THE PILOT FOUND THE RUNWAY ON A SECOND ATTEMPT, BUT WAS DISTRACTED FROM EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR. DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN.

## Other reports on N9201P (3)

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

- [Incident 20080531834009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080531834009I), May 31, 2008: Piper PA24 (N9201P), Lebanon, OR, Minor damage. Pilot making approach to KS30 and forgot to lower landing gear. Minor aircraft damage sustained. No injuries.
- [Accident 19950126003479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950126003479A), Jan 26, 1995: Piper PA24260 (N9201P), Salem, OR, Substantial damage. Switched tanks prior night takeoff engine quit on climbout. Fuel selector not in detente.
- [Accident 19751002032729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751002032729A), Oct 2, 1975: Piper PA24260 (N9201P), Bieder, CA, Substantial damage. Vbl gusting to 18K.

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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