# Incident 19920121002529I: Piper PA23160, Easton, MD, January 21, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Airport: Easton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7763° N, 76.0705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7763&lon=-76.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3316P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3316P) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 260 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920121002529I

## Narrative

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

DURING A SIMULATED SINGLE APPROACH TO LAND THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N3316P (1)

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

- [Incident 20020712019339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712019339I), Jul 12, 2002: Piper PA23160 (N3316P), Easton, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) 07/12/02: Talked with pilot at time of accident by phone. Pilot said he was doing ILS approach to esn and landed and gave power to takeoff (touch and…

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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