# Incident 19780109002299I: Piper PA28R200, Charlotte, NC, January 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1978, 10:25 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57373, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57373-1981-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780109002299I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING AUTO GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM ALSO FAILED.

## Other reports on N57373 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810202002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202002589A), Feb 2, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N57373), Roebuck, SC, Substantial damage. Propeller governor oil line elbow failed due to overtorqued nuts. Engine seized. Landed wheels up in a field.

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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