# Accident 20180411014709A: Piper PA-24, Hayleyville, AL, April 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2018, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hayleyville, AL
- Airport: Posey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2803° N, 87.6004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POSEY FLD (1M4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2803&lon=-87.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180ML) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180411014709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED POSEY AIRFIELD (1M4) FROM RUNWAY (36) PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO (TGL) MANEUVERS. PILOT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER LANDING, ON RUNWAY (36) AT (1M4), HE THOUGHT HE HAD LOWERED LANDING GEAR; BUT DID NOT. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY (36) AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 800 FT DOWN RUNWAY COMING TO REST ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY IN GRASSY AREA. PILOT ONLY SOLE ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO PROPELLERS, LOWER LEFT FIREWALL AND UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N180ML (3)

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

- [Incident 20200726011309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200726011309I), Jul 26, 2020: Piper PA-24 (N180ML), Haleyville, AL, Minor damage. Pilot stated he was performing touch and go landings when on the third landing he did not get a green light showing the landing gear down and locked. Pilot…
- [Incident 20061228027329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061228027329I), Dec 28, 2006: Piper PA24 (N180ML), Muscle Shoals, AL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated he left haleyville airport (1M4) flew to courtland (9A4) and fueled up. He then flew north to Tennessee river and the engine started…
- [Incident 20050803019229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050803019229I), Aug 3, 2005: Piper PA24 (N180ML), Lake City, FL, Minor damage. (-23) During normal approach to land pilot attempted to extend gear normally, however, pilot did not get gear down indication. Pilot reported that landing gear…

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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