# Incident 20150420004699I: Piper PA-24-260, Torrington, WY, April 20, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2015, 10:30 local time
- Place: Torrington, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0631° N, 104.1730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrington, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0631&lon=-104.1730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8959P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8959P) (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: 150 total, 134 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150420004699I

## Narrative

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

ON 04/20/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 LCL, PILOT OPERATING N8959P, DID NOT LOWER LANDING GEAR UPON LANDING.

## Other reports on N8959P (1)

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

- [Incident 20010815026049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010815026049I), Aug 15, 2001: Piper PA24260 (N8959P), Auburn, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft's propeller hit the runway on the first landing. A "touch and go" followed. The pilot discovered minor propeller damage during his…

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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