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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Fairfield, NJ · April 14, 1981

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Date
April 14, 1981 · 21:30 local
Place
Fairfield, NJ
Airport
Essex Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6762P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,072 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N6762PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 241892Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250

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What happened

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

Pilot failed to lower landing gear due to distraction by another aircraft on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR DUE TO DISTRACTION BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N6762P · 1

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

Accident 19880507015189AFinal Approach · Blairstown, NJStruck the top of a radio tower on approach but landed safely on the runway. Blamed deviating for a glider in area.May 7, 1988 · Substantial damage