# Incident 19850517028949I: Piper PA28R200, Maxwell, AL, May 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1985, 11:55 local time
- Place: Maxwell, AL
- Airport: Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0793° N, 87.5556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maxwell, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0793&lon=-87.5556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6857J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6857J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517028949I

## Narrative

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

APPROACH BROKEN OFF DUE TO TRAFFIC. FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N6857J (1)

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

- [Accident 19870525016189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525016189A), May 25, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N6857J), Montgomery, AL, Substantial damage. The pilot lost directional control of the aircraft on landing. No mechanical defects found in landing gear systems.

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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