# Incident 20200930018789I: Piper PA-24-250, San Marcos, TX, September 30, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2020, 22:00 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8344P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8344P) (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, student
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 129 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200930018789I

## Narrative

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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AT 2200 CDT, AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N8344P, MADE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY SURFACE WITH LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDED AT HYI IN SAN MARCOS, TX. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRMAN WAS NOT INJURED. FAA ONSITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER. AIRMAN ADMITTED TO MAKING A GEAR UP LANDING.

## Other reports on N8344P (1)

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

- [Incident 20191130022539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191130022539I), Nov 30, 2019: Piper PA-24-250 (N8344P), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. On November 30, 2019 at approximately 1159 central daylight time, a Piper 24-250 airplane, N8344P landed at Dallas Executive Airport (rbd) with its gear up.…

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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