# Incident 20200907014449I: Piper PA-24-250, Minot, ND, September 7, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2020, 21:14 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Airport: Minot International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2576° N, 101.2780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINOT INTL (MOT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2576&lon=-101.2780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6852P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6852P) (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: 1,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200907014449I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS OUT OF HIS USUAL ROUTINE AND SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN TO LATE ON APPROACH. THE GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT AT TOUCHDOWN WHICH HELPED MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPACT.

## Other reports on N6852P (2)

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

- [Accident 20260628007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260628007279A), Jun 28, 2026: Piper PA-24-250 (N6852P), Hazen, ND, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft departed Mercer regional airport (khze) in Hazen, ND at about 13:17 central daylight time on runway 15. A witness reported seeing the airplane…
- [Incident 20070409007189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070409007189I), Apr 9, 2007: Piper PA24250 (N6852P), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. (-23) At 5:15 am, pilot performed the preflight of the aircraft and pulled aircraft out of hangar with a passenger's help. After engine start the pilot notied…

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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