# Incident 20070124016899I: Piper PA24180, Reedley, CA, January 24, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2007, 14:30 local time
- Place: Reedley, CA
- Airport: Reedley Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6710° N, 119.4510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REEDLEY MUNI (O32), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6710&lon=-119.4510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6741P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6741P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (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 PA24180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 855 total, 450 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070124016899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED OF THIS AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING A GEAR-UP LANDING AT REEDLEY MUNI, REEDLEY CA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. A PROP STRIKE OCCURRED WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND WILL BE REMOVED FOR REPAIR WITH THE ENGINE FOR DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR EMERG. HANDLE WAS FOUND BENT AND WOULD NOT CONNECT CORRECTLY WITH THE GEAR ACTUATOR SYSTEM. THEREFORE THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED WHEN THE GEAR ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILED.

## Other reports on N6741P (1)

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

- [Accident 19800829038949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800829038949A), Aug 29, 1980: Piper PA28180 (N6741P), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Two aircraft collided taxiing on airport for takeoff. One aircraft was not being operated for purpose of flight.

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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