# Incident 20260517008249I: Piper PA-24-250, Morristown, NJ, May 17, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2026, 11:44 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6395P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6395P) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,620 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260517008249I

## Narrative

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

UPON ENTERING THE LEFT DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 28 AT MILLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MIV), THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE PIC ELECTED TO DIVERT AND LAND AT MORRISTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MMU). DURING THE APPROACH TO MMU, BOTH THE NORMAL AND MANUAL (EMERGENCY) GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEMS WERE UTILIZED. THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND USING EITHER SYSTEM. THE PIC EXECUTED A GEAR-UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT MMU. THE PILOT STATED THE MANUAL EXTEND HANDLE WAS RESTRICTED AND DID NOT MOVE THROUGH ITS FULL TRAVEL.

## Other reports on N6395P (1)

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

- [Incident 19880903050209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903050209I), Sep 3, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N6395P), Kupper, NJ, Minor damage. Lost engine power on takeoff. Aborted and landed gear up. Slid into grass. Fuel selector not fully in detent.

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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