# Incident 19811111089389I: Piper PA28R200, El Cajon, CA, November 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1981, 12:45 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15161, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15161-1991-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 650 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811111089389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPROACHED TOO FAST FOR AUTOMATIC GEAR EXTENSION TO OPERATE, ABORTED LANDING BUT PROPELLER TIPS HIT RUNWAY.

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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