# Incident 20181029021129I: Piper PA-24-250, St. Simon Islan, GA, October 29, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2018, 14:30 local time
- Place: St. Simon Islan, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5549P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5549P-2020-02-12) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,629 total, 443 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181029021129I

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO LAND AT KSSI, DURING VFR CONDITIONS, PILOT NEGLECTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

## Other reports on N5549P (2)

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

- [Incident 19951018041999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951018041999I), Oct 18, 1995: Piper PA24250 (N5549P), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reported the landing gear failed to extend for landing at the bay bridge, MD airport. After unsuccessful attempts to extend the landing…
- [Accident 19731120040729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731120040729A), Nov 20, 1973: Piper PA24250 (N5549P), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Fast acft crossed in front abt 3MIN later acft flipped into diving turn. Vortex turb cvrd in aim.

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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