# Incident 19810104009999I: Piper PA28R200, Pensacola, FL, January 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7635J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7635J) (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 PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 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/19810104009999I

## Narrative

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

AFTER COPILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL CHECK RIDE THE PILOT TOOK CONTROLL AND MADE A HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N7635J (2)

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

- [Accident 20030316003639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316003639A), Mar 16, 2003: Piper PA28R180 (N7635J), Enterprise, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilots stated that shortly after beginning a maneuver (practicing a steep spiral) over a selected site, they noticed that the prop RPM had gone from the…
- [Incident 20000817027179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817027179I), Aug 17, 2000: Piper PA28R180 (N7635J), Marianna, FL, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot stated that during a routine flight with a demonstaion landing, he failed to lower the landing gear. Pilot said he realized to late that the gear…

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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