# Accident 20121020024989A: Piper PA-24-250, South Lake Taho, CA, October 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2012, 17:23 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7950P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7950P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,915 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121020024989A

## Narrative

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

10/20/12 AT 1723, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 18 AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (TVL).  HE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA021), Oct 21, 2012: Piper PA24 (N7950P), Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended before landing.

## Other reports on N7950P (5)

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

- [Incident 20220519019589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220519019589I), May 19, 2022: Piper PA-24-250 (N7950P), Del Rio, TX, Minor damage. Statement as provided by pilot in command: On may 19, 2022, I departed pleasanton airport around 0850 in my Piper comanche PA-24-250. Departed airstrip and…
- [Incident 20041206032839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041206032839I), Dec 6, 2004: Piper PA24250 (N7950P), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Excerpts taken from pilot interview). After departure from psp, the pilot noticed an electrical failure during landing gear retract cycle. The pilot…
- [Incident 20030515012869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515012869I), May 15, 2003: Piper PA24250 (N7950P), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he lost directional control during take off portion of the flight. During the take off roll, the pilot told his passenger to apply…
- [Incident 19941107037889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941107037889I), Nov 7, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N7950P), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Forgot extend gear for landing. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19870724048249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724048249I), Jul 24, 1987: Piper PA24250 (N7950P), Osage Beach, MO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend the gear for landing.

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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