# Incident 20060802014599I: Piper PA24250, Abilene, TX, August 2, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2006, 18:15 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Elmdale
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6839P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6839P) (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: 3,000 total, 325 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060802014599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 2, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 CDT, THE PILOT WAS MAKING A TEST FLIGHT AFTER ENGINE MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED TO SEAT THE RINGS AND STABILIZE THE OIL TEMPERATURE. WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE ELMDALE AIRPORT THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED SOME SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE PILOT, BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THE OIL TEMPERATURE ON THE ENGINE, DID NOT FOLLOW THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR, CAUSING A GEAR UP LANDING. THERE IS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, ONLY DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

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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