# Incident 19870608065619I: Piper PA34200, Birmingham, AL, June 8, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1987, 01:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BKAA
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56657, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56657-2010-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,897 total, 157 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870608065619I

## Narrative

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

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

## Other reports on N56657 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900102003209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900102003209I), Jan 2, 1990: Piper PA34200 (N56657), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear retracted while taxiing. Bolt attaching drag link to gear broke.

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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