# Incident 19780705042269I: Piper PA28R180, Kankakee, IL, July 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1978, 19:00 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3873T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3873T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 60 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/19780705042269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED WITH GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT, EMERGENCY EXTENSION NOT ATTEMPTED. NO GEAR PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND.

## Other reports on N3873T (1)

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

- [Incident 20171217023209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171217023209I), Dec 17, 2017: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3873T), Fort Lauderdale, FL, No damage. Piper PA-28R-180, registration number N3873T was operating under part 61, performing a check-ride for rental of N3873T. A CFI and commercial pilot were…

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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