# Incident 19881209070919I: Piper PA28R200, Griffith, IN, December 9, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffith Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4490X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4490X-1991-10-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 16 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881209070919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP. MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND BELLY SKIN.

## Other reports on N4490X (2)

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

- [Accident 19900322005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900322005029A), Mar 22, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N4490X), Monee, IL, Substantial damage. Prop governor oil line fractured. Had prop overspeed,smoke and oil on windshield,engine seized. Improper installed.
- [Incident 19850828075409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850828075409I), Aug 28, 1985: Piper PA28R200 (N4490X), Juneau, WI, Minor damage. Pilot deactivated automatic gear extension system while training. Failed to lower gear for landing.

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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