# Incident 20140720024309I: Piper PA-24-250, Cullman, AL, July 20, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2014, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cullman, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1769° N, 86.8407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cullman, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1769&lon=-86.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222HL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222HL) (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 PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 22 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140720024309I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20, 2014, THE PILOT OF N222HL DEPARTED CULLMAN, ALABAMA FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT.

AFTER ABOUT ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT THE PILOT COMPLETED AN APPROACH TO 20 FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FOR LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE INCIDENT.

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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