# Incident 19850609029129I: Piper PA32R300, Gardner, KS, June 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1985, 10:50 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8068° N, 94.9567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARDNER MUNI (K34), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8068&lon=-94.9567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38127, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850609029129I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP AFTER BEING UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE GEAR. ACTUATOR BENT POSSIBLY DURING GROUND OPERATION.

## Other reports on N38127 (3)

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

- [Incident 19971227043469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971227043469I), Dec 27, 1997: Piper PA32R300 (N38127), Cameron, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot neglected to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Aircraft came to rest on its belly. Damage was limited to the propeller and the flaps.…
- [Incident 19891109060779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891109060779I), Nov 9, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N38127), Excelsior, MO, Minor damage. Landed long and appears not properly aligned with runway. Veered off hitting two runway lights.
- [Accident 19860109000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860109000399A), Jan 9, 1986: Piper PA32R300 (N38127), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed when aircraft was taxied into area of snow and ice. One taxiway light out.

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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