# Incident 19870212006579I: Piper PA32R300, Rochester, NY, February 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1987, 14:45 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester-Monroe County
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9207K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9207K-1992-03-03) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870212006579I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED FOR SAFE LANDING. SAFETY SWITCH ON GEAR WAS STUCK WITH EXCESS PAINT.

## Other reports on N9207K (1)

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

- [Accident 19911104048919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911104048919A), Nov 4, 1991: Piper PA32R300 (N9207K), Caldwell, NJ, Destroyed. Too low on final on night landing. Struck trees. Low night time. Failed observe should be high due unseen hazards.

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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