# Incident 19781006031249I: Rkwell 114, Atlanta, GA, October 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1978, 21:30 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5881N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5881N-2014-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 114
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 564 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/19781006031249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO PLACE LANDING GEAR SWITCH FULL DOWN, NOTICED GEAR BEEPER AND RED LIGHT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N5881N (1)

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

- [Incident 19940730032109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730032109I), Jul 30, 1994: Gulstm 114 (N5881N), Utica, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was on a visual approach to rwy 33, touchdown was normal until wind from his right caused him to drift to left side of runway. Aircraft exited…

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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