# Incident 20160823023879I: Piper PA-24-250, Nashville, TN, August 23, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2016, 13:19 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NASHVILLE INTL (BNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1245&lon=-86.6782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5836P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5836P) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160823023879I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT HAD FLOWN OUT OF KJWN, JOHN C. TUNE AIRPORT. HE DISCOVERED A GEAR UNSAFE CONDITION BEFORE LANDING AT JOHN C. TUNE. HE USED THE AIRCRAFT MANUAL PROCEDURES TO TRY TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.

WHEN THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED, HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CAME TO KBNA. CFR WAS STANDING BY. HE LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP AND SKIDDED 500 FEET BEFORE STOPPING.

## Other reports on N5836P (2)

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

- [Accident 19981219041909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981219041909A), Dec 19, 1998: Piper PA24250 (N5836P), St Petersburg-C, FL, Substantial damage. (.19)On December 19, 1998, about 1714 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-24, N5836P, reistered to cross winds aviation, inc., experienced an in-flight loss of…
- [Accident 19850419065369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850419065369A), Apr 19, 1985: Piper PA24250 (N5836P), Fellsmere, FL, Substantial damage. During preflight, remaining fuel was determined by dipping twig in tank. Guessed wrong and ran out of fuel.

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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