# Incident 19781223021079I: Piper PA28R200, Ambler, PA, December 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ambler, PA
- Airport: Turner
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1564° N, 75.2215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1564&lon=-75.2215&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33435, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33435-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 11 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/19781223021079I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENGAGED LANDING GEAR OVERRIDE DURING MANEUVERS PRACTICE. FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N33435 (1)

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

- [Incident 19911125056519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911125056519I), Nov 25, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N33435), Mesquite, TX, Minor damage. Failed to insure that the landing gear was down. Gear up landing alternator belt was extremely loose.

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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