# Accident 19820717030129A: Piper PA32R300, Mackinac Island, MI, July 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1982, 11:15 local time
- Place: Mackinac Island, MI
- Airport: Mackinac Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8650° N, 84.6371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MACKINAC ISLAND (MCD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8650&lon=-84.6371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31844-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820717030129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR, LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 CHI82DA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA256), Jul 17, 1982: Piper PA-32RT (N31844), Mackinac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N31844 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840115001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840115001409A), Jan 15, 1984: Piper PA32RT300 (N31844), Attalla, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Descended too low on approach. Struck trees and the ground. Pilot not instrument rated. No ELT on board.

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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