# Accident 19830314009209A: Piper PA60601P, Wheeling, IL, March 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1983, 18:58 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1294° N, 87.9209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1294&lon=-87.9209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60801, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60801-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,189 total, 264 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830314009209A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO CHECK GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING. 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 CHI83FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA138), Mar 15, 1983: Piper PA-601P (N60801), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N60801 (1)

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

- [Accident 20070801824269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070801824269A), Aug 1, 2007: Piper PA60601P (N60801), Fort Lauderdal, FL, Destroyed. (-23) On August 01, 2007 at approximately 2000 EST, the pilot [privacy data omitted] of N60801, a Piper PA-60-601P, serial number 61P-07448063366, was on the…

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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