# Incident 19851217066029I: Piper PA32RT300, Allentown, PA, December 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1985, 11:34 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781GH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781GH) (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 PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851217066029I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION VERIFIED. LANDED WITH GEAR NOT LOCKED. ARM ASSEMBLY MISALIGNED PREVENTING A LOCK DOWN.

## Other reports on N781GH (1)

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

- [Incident 20140830020889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140830020889I), Aug 30, 2014: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N781GH), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. During approach to fxe the landing gear failed to extend, both electrically and manually. Aircraft was troubleshot, gear was cycled numerous times. Defect…

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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