# Incident 20171021021449I: Piper PA-24-260, Greenville, TX, October 21, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, TX
- Airport: Major Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1384° N, 96.1108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1384&lon=-96.1108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8571P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8571P) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 111 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171021021449I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 21, 2017 @ APPROXIMATELY 1350 CDT AIRCRAFT N8571P A PIPER PA-24-260, SERIAL NUMBER 24-4028 LANDED AT GREENVILLE, TX (GVT) AIRPORT, WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.  THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD, BOTH PILOTS; NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8571P (3)

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

- [Incident 20060802017489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060802017489I), Aug 2, 2006: Piper PA24260 (N8571P), Albany, MO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot became distracted by dogs entering the runway while conducting takeoff and landings, resulting in a gear-up landing. There was only minor damage to…
- [Incident 19831116071149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831116071149I), Nov 16, 1983: Piper PA24260 (N8571P), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on the rollout. Circuit breaker popped. Gear motor assembly had been pulled loose from bulkhead.
- [Incident 19780816037119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816037119I), Aug 16, 1978: N8571P, Soda Springs, ID, Minor damage. Ran off end of runway after landing with tailwind.

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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