# Incident 20201030017729I: Piper PA-34-200T, Gold Beach, OR, October 30, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2020, 17:47 local time
- Place: Gold Beach, OR
- Airport: Gold Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4154° N, 124.4249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOLD BEACH MUNI (4S1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4154&lon=-124.4249&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 36 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201030017729I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE GEAR UP. PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS SURE THAT HE PUT DOWN THE GEAR BUT CANNOT REMEMBER SEEING THE GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR OPERATION DID NOT SHOW ANY ISSUES.

## Other reports on N440DM (1)

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

- [Accident 20230901014899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230901014899A), Sep 1, 2023: Piper PA-34-200T (N440DM), Coolidge, AZ, Substantial damage. There were two certificated pilots in this aircraft at the time of this accident. Both the PIC and safety pilot had low flight time in this make and model of…

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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