# Incident 19830831052009I: Piper PA28R201T, Wheeling, IL, August 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1983, 20:15 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9239C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9239C-2024-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360-F (registry code 17291, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830831052009I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. HAD AUTOMATIC GEAR OVERRIDE ENGAGED PER CLUB POLICY. CLUB POLICY TO USE AUTO GEAR IN THE FUTURE.

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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