# Incident 19790422024649I: Piper PA28R180, Ludington, MI, April 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Airport: Mason Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9625° N, 86.4079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MASON COUNTY (LDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9625&lon=-86.4079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3899T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3899T) (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: 3,000 total, 15 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/19790422024649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

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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