# Incident 19810329026319I: Piper PA28R200, Crystal River, FL, March 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Airport: Crystal River
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8672° N, 82.5710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Crystal River Airport (CGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8672&lon=-82.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55711, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55711) (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 PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1,700 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/19810329026319I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH GEAR RETRACTED. HE STATED HE PUT GEAR DOWN ON DOWNWIND LEG. DID NOT RECALL SIEING LIGHTS

## Other reports on N55711 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780417010909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780417010909I), Apr 17, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N55711), East Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear for landing.

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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