# Incident 19870217049509I: Piper PA31T, Atlantic City, NJ, February 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1987, 10:47 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Atlantic City Municipal-Bader Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3600° N, 74.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Atlantic City Municipal Bader Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3600&lon=-74.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6038A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6038A-1992-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870217049509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N6038A (1)

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

- [Accident 19920131001569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920131001569A), Jan 31, 1992: Piper PA31T (N6038A), Toledo, OH, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Vertical ground impact on initial climbout in fog. No mechanical defects found. Icing conditions aloft.

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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