# Incident 19860421021529I: Piper PA34200, Pottstown, PA, April 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2604° N, 75.6708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POTTSTOWN MUNI (N47), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2604&lon=-75.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44389, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44389-2010-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,899 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860421021529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N44389 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060130009069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060130009069I), Jan 30, 2006: Piper PA34200 (N44389), Detroit/Grosse, MI, Minor damage. (-23) At approx 900 ft during the takeoff roll using rwy 22, the acft struck a deer with the RH (#2) propeller. The pilot successfully aborted the takeoff. The…

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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