# Incident 19791023054669I: Piper PA28R201, Lancaster, TX, October 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5921° N, 96.7561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5921&lon=-96.7561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31386, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31386) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 50 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/19791023054669I

## Narrative

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

AIRSPEED GOT TOO LOW ON SIMULATED FORCED LANDING APROACH, AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN WITH POWER.

## Other reports on N31386 (2)

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

- [Incident 20020831022759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020831022759I), Aug 31, 2002: Piper PA28R201 (N31386), Cortez, CO, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported by phone and by his written statement on 9/3/02 the fact relating to the incident. He entered a left downwind approach to runway 21 at…
- [Accident 19881002042651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042651A), Oct 2, 1988: Piper PA28R201 (N31386), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. While descending to land overtook N49382 and hit its wing tip. N49382 was climbing from a afb. Both landed safely.

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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