# Incident 19840309012439I: Piper PA28R200, Ames, IA, March 9, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1984, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0257° N, 93.6225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ames, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0257&lon=-93.6225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2980R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2980R) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 350 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840309012439I

## Narrative

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

DOOR LATCH CAME LOOSE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.

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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