# Incident 20110817020119I: Piper PA-24-260, Compton, CA, August 17, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8841P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8841P) (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 PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110817020119I

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 LEFT AT COMPTON AIRPORT (KCMP), THE PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ITS BELLY THEN SLID TO A FULL STOP ON THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8841P (2)

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

- [Incident 19840515028119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840515028119I), May 15, 1984: Piper PA24260 (N8841P), Scramento, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on touchdown. Found gear extension handle was not pushed for ward to the lock position.
- [Incident 19800203030299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203030299I), Feb 3, 1980: Piper PA24260 (N8841P), Spartanburg, SC, Minor damage. Camshaft gear attach bolts failed, resulting in complete power loss..

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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