# Accident 19810211003559A: Piper PA32*, Cresco, IA, February 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cresco, IA
- Airport: Ellen Church
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3653° N, 92.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLEN CHURCH FLD (CJJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3653&lon=-92.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1748H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810211003559A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO PUT LANDING GEAR DOWN. TOO FAST FOR AUTO GEAR CYCLING. ONE GEAR DOWN, TWO PARTIALLY DOWN 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 MKC81FCD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD08), Feb 11, 1981: Piper PA-32R (N1748H), Cresco, IA, substantial damage

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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