# Incident 19861006074779I: Piper PA28R180, Grain Valley, MO, October 6, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Airport: Grain Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0152° N, 94.2138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grain Valley, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0152&lon=-94.2138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7463J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7463J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861006074779I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP AFTER LOWERING GEAR SELECTOR. FAILED TO CHECK THE GEAR WAS DOWN. NOSE GEAR CENTERING BRACKET BROKEN.

## Other reports on N7463J (2)

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

- [Incident 19900803049359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803049359I), Aug 3, 1990: Piper PA28R180 (N7463J), Waupun, WI, Minor damage. Left wing tip struck a truck while taxiing for takeoff. Pilot did not see truck.
- [Accident 19760717022219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717022219A), Jul 17, 1976: Piper PA28R180 (N7463J), Ft.Smith, AR, Substantial damage

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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