# Incident 19910517021499I: Piper PA28RT201, Allentown, PA, May 17, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1991, 12:15 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown Queen City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5703° N, 75.4883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (XLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5703&lon=-75.4883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2943F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2943F-2015-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 39 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910517021499I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ALMOST LANDED GEAR UP AS PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY. INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER MADE A GO-AROUND AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N2943F (1)

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

- [Accident 19830413044919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830413044919A), Apr 13, 1983: Piper PA28RT201 (N2943F), West Chester, PA, Substantial damage. Wing tip struck construction equipment that was parked on edge of the runway. Continued takeoff and landed safely.

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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