# Incident 20260321004239I: Piper PA-24, Selinsgrove, PA, March 21, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2026, 12:30 local time
- Place: Selinsgrove, PA
- Airport: Penn Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8212° N, 76.8642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENN VALLEY (SEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8212&lon=-76.8642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7670P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7670P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260321004239I

## Narrative

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

PIC INDICATED HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON A MID-FIELD CROSSWIND FOR A PLANNED LANDING ON RWY 35 AT PENN VALLEY AIRPORT (KSEG). PIC IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT SAID HE DID NOT USE A CHECKLIST AND WAS DISTRACTED BY A CONVERSATION HE WAS HAVING WITH THE PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. PIC INDICATED HE FLEW A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FLYING THE DOWNWIND BASE AND FINAL, WEATHER WAS VMC WITH MINIMAL WINDS AT THE TIME OF LANDING.  IN THE FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND GEAR UP AND SLID TO A STOP ON RWY 35. PILOT ERROR IS THE PRIMARY FACTOR WITH A GEAR UP LANDING AND GEAR MISMANAGEMENT AS SECONDARY FACTORS IN THIS EVENT.

## Other reports on N7670P (1)

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

- [Incident 19890306018539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890306018539I), Mar 6, 1989: Piper PA24 (N7670P), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Pilot unaware object blocked gear lever. Circuit breaker popped on retraction. Later landed with 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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