# Incident 19890724042579I: Piper PA28R180, Melfa, VA, July 24, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1989, 17:40 local time
- Place: Melfa, VA
- Airport: Accomack County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6469° N, 75.7610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACCOMACK COUNTY (MFV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6469&lon=-75.7610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3241R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3241R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724042579I

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. LANED WITH GEAR RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N3241R (1)

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

- [Incident 19791106055739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791106055739I), Nov 6, 1979: Piper PA28R180 (N3241R), Smithfield, NC, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower gear before 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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