# NTSB LAX80FVG71: Piper PA-24, N9224P, Napa, CA, September 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1980
- Place: Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVG71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2588   80/9/5    NAPA,CA             PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1815
        TIME - 1100                    N9224P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 560 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LODI,CA                     NAPA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR TRANSMISSION SCREW JACK FND IN AN IN-TRANSIT PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9224P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9224P), registered now, S/N 24-4721 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Napa County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800905041389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905041389A), Sep 5, 1980: Piper PA24260, Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Failed to check position of landing gear. Put gear down on landing flare. Gear collapsed in transit on touchdown.

## Other investigations on N9224P (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK72DVD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVD21), Sep 9, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N9224P), Hayward, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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