# Incident 19790228008779I: Piper PA28R180, San Diego, CA, February 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1979, 12:40 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4695J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4695J) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 300 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/19790228008779I

## Narrative

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

ATC GAVE PILOT A GO-AROUND AS HE STARTED TO LAND WITH GEAR UP. SAFE SECOND ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N4695J (2)

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

- [Incident 20221023019469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221023019469I), Oct 23, 2022: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4695J), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. On October 23, 2022, [privacy data omitted] landed at the Sacramento executive airport (ksac) in Sacramento, California with it's landing gear up. Pilot failed…
- [Incident 19900120006439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120006439I), Jan 20, 1990: Piper PA28R180 (N4695J), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear prior to landing and landed gear up.

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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