# Incident 20210320005709I: Piper PA-24-250, Hudson, NY, March 20, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2021, 18:10 local time
- Place: Hudson, NY
- Airport: Columbia County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2913° N, 73.7103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA COUNTY (1B1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2913&lon=-73.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8355P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8355P) (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: 741 total, 78 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210320005709I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED SOUTH ALBANY (4B0) FOR A FLIGHT TO COLUMBIA COUNTY (1B1). PILOT ENTERED PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 03. COMPLETED THREE LANDINGS PRIOR TO GEAR UP EVENT. FINAL LANDING PILOT FAILED TO VERIFY GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE LOWERED POSITION AND GEAR WAS ADEQUATELY DOWN AND LOCKED RESULTING IN GEAR UP LANDING ON APPROACH END OF 03.

## Other reports on N8355P (1)

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

- [Accident 19820501015609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501015609A), May 1, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N8355P), Farmingdale, NY, Substantial damage. Gear collapsed during hard landing causing substantial damage.

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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