# Incident 19830316012389I: Piper PA32300, Gladewater, TX, March 16, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1983, 21:00 local time
- Place: Gladewater, TX
- Airport: Gladewater
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5288° N, 94.9718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLADEWATER MUNI (07F), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5288&lon=-94.9718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3053H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3053H) (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 PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 82 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830316012389I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. OVERLOOKED GEAR DOWN ON CHECKLIST.

## Other reports on N3053H (1)

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

- [Incident 19820115000289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820115000289I), Jan 15, 1982: Piper PA32RT300 (N3053H), Gladewater, TX, Minor damage. Nose and right main gear collapsed into wheel wells on takeoff. Indicates premature gear retraction by pilot.

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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