# Incident 19830219008779I: Piper PA28R200, Frederick, MD, February 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4385° N, 77.4117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frederick, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4385&lon=-77.4117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44KD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44KD) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 70 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830219008779I

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL. RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N44KD (2)

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

- [Incident 20250217004689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250217004689I), Feb 17, 2025: Piper PA-28R-200 (N44KD), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Pilot said he lowered gear on final, landed smoothly without no hint of gear until plane turned to the left. Brought plane to a stop on the runway. Shut down…
- [Accident 20220326002679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220326002679A), Mar 26, 2022: Piper PA-28R-200 (N44KD), Slidell, LA, Substantial damage. On 3/26/2022 at approximately 1500 local time. A Piper P28R with n registration N44KD, was being operated by a private pilot when it failed to lower its…

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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