# Incident 19861015066269I: Piper PA32R300, Southbridge, MA, October 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1986, 14:15 local time
- Place: Southbridge, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0751° N, 72.0334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southbridge, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0751&lon=-72.0334&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301WA-1992-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861015066269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CHECK GEAR POSITION PRIOR TO LANDING. GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED UNTIL MOMENTS BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N301WA (2)

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

- [Accident 19890311003579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003579A), Mar 11, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N301WA), Southbridge, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Departed VFR at night. Encountered snow showers. Lost control circling trying to find airport.
- [Incident 19830925074961I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925074961I), Sep 25, 1983: Piper PA32R300 (N301WA), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear by normal or emergency extension. Landed gear up.

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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