# Incident 19870519033659I: Piper PA28R200, Malden, MO, May 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Malden, MO
- Airport: Municipal.
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6010° N, 89.9975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malden, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6010&lon=-89.9975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1540X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1540X-2001-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 43 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519033659I

## Narrative

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

PREOCCUPIED PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N1540X (1)

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

- [Accident 19770309004769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770309004769A), Mar 9, 1977: Piper PA28R200 (N1540X), Petal, MS, Substantial damage. Hartzell 7666 blade,serial # 85458,failed due fatigue. Serv bul initiated to elim shot peening.

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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