# Incident 19800314045439I: Piper PA28R180, Trinidad, CO, March 14, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1980, 16:48 local time
- Place: Trinidad, CO
- Airport: Las Animas Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1762° N, 104.4903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trinidad, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1762&lon=-104.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4535J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4535J) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 327 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/19800314045439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N4535J (1)

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

- [Incident 19870305027869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870305027869I), Mar 5, 1987: Piper PA28R180 (N4535J), Trinidad, CO, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower gear for landing. Automatic gear extension had been locked out.

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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