# Incident 19871104074699I: Piper PA23160, Roanoke, VA, November 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1987, 05:54 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FOWA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3415P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3415P-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 240 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104074699I

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. PROPELLERS CONTACTED RUNWAY. WENT AROUND. LOWERED GEAR AND LANDED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N3415P (1)

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

- [Incident 19890517027839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517027839I), May 17, 1989: Piper PA23160 (N3415P), Raleigh-Durham, NC. Noticed right main fuel cap leaking after takeoff. Returned. Added fuel and adjusted collar on fuel cap.

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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