# Accident 19800920042589A: Piper PA28/, Mountain View, AR, September 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mountain View, AR
- Airport: Wilcox Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8616° N, 92.1097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain View, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8616&lon=-92.1097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32820, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32820) (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 PA28/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,365 total, 69 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920042589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENGAGED THE GEAR OVERRIDE IN FLIGHT. FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR ON LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80DA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA119), Sep 20, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N32820), Mountain View, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N32820 (1)

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

- [Incident 19851106071139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851106071139I), Nov 6, 1985: Piper PA28R200 (N32820), Hamilton, AL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Found hydraulic pump did not deliver proper amount of pressure.

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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