# Incident 19801213084009I: Piper PA44180, Salina, KS, December 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1980, 11:20 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8107° N, 97.6146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salina, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8107&lon=-97.6146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2234B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2234B-2025-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 234 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/19801213084009I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N2234B (1)

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

- [Incident 19870414028129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870414028129I), Apr 14, 1987: Piper PA44180 (N2234B), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Unable to extend right main gear for landing. Landed gear up. Bolt joining torque links failed due to corrosion.

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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