# Incident 19810917068859I: Piper PA34200, Topeka, KS, September 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Phillip Billard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6257J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6257J-1991-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917068859I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTENTION DISTRACTED FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. PROP TIPS HIT GROUND, WENT AROUND, LANDED OK.

## Other reports on N6257J (2)

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

- [Incident 19840212013129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840212013129I), Feb 12, 1984: Piper PA34200T (N6257J), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Ground looped to avoid overrunning the runway after landing from an ILS approach.
- [Incident 19820828049699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820828049699I), Aug 28, 1982: Piper PA34200T (N6257J), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. During single engine practice both pilots ignored gear warning horn. Landed gear up.

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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