# Incident 20210519008519I: Piper PA-24-260, Hayward, CA, May 19, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2021, 09:38 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6688° N, 122.0808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayward, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6688&lon=-122.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9258P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9258P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210519008519I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ON 28L PILOT STATED HE ACCIDENTLY MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS. NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT HAS PROP STRIKE DAMAGE AND BELLY SKIN DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N9258P (3)

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

- [Incident 19800328033109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800328033109I), Mar 28, 1980: Piper PA24260 (N9258P), Tucumcari, NM, Minor damage. Aircraft being ferried after gear up landing. Gear collapsed first landing.
- [Accident 19791012036329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791012036329A), Oct 12, 1979: Piper PA24260 (N9258P), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [Accident 19761120035569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761120035569A), Nov 20, 1976: Piper PA24260 (N9258P), Chatham, MA, Substantial damage. Ran into a gully. Wind gusting 30K.

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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