# Incident 19861106085249I: Piper PA31350, Mclean, TX, November 6, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mclean, TX
- Airport: Gray County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2323° N, 100.6001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McLean, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2323&lon=-100.6001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4043M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4043M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 600 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/19861106085249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS GOING TO FLY OVER RUNWAY. DECIDED TO LAND WHEN ON FINAL BUT FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR.

## Other reports on N4043M (2)

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

- [Incident 20210720006929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210720006929I), Jul 20, 2021: Piper PA-31-350 (N4043M), Portland, ME, Minor damage. On final approach to kpwm rwy 11 after extension of landing gear heard noise below the aircraft passenger reported RH MLG swing around under the aircraft, then…
- [Incident 20070913825579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070913825579I), Sep 13, 2007: Piper PA31350 (N4043M), Clintonville, WI, Minor damage. (-23) On landing at cli runway 31 at approx. 1915 local airplane hit two deers with left main landing gear.

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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