19810211003559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32* · Cresco, IA · February 11, 1981

Date
February 11, 1981 · 13:30 local
Place
Cresco, IA
Airport
Ellen Church
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1748H
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FCD08
Reported as
Piper PA32*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
58 total58 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forgot to put landing gear down. Too fast for auto gear cycling. One gear down, two partially down on landing.

As the FAA filed it

FORGOT TO PUT LANDING GEAR DOWN. TOO FAST FOR AUTO GEAR CYCLING. ONE GEAR DOWN, TWO PARTIALLY DOWN ON LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.