# Incident 19780118003529I: Piper PA39, Cleveland, OH, January 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1978, 06:30 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Hopkins
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8945Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8945Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-39 (registry code 7103902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 250 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/19780118003529I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR BY ANY MEANS. GEAR UP LANDING MADE. PROBABLE ICE INVOLVED WITH GEAR.

## Other reports on N8945Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19930102003329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930102003329I), Jan 2, 1993: Piper PA39 (N8945Y), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Found retraction light switch out of adjustment. Gear warning system inoperative.
- [Incident 19820918056099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918056099I), Sep 18, 1982: Piper PA39 (N8945Y), Lebanon, OH, Minor damage. A large bird penetrated right side of windshield during descent. Passenger received minor facial cuts.

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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