# Incident 19930102003329I: Piper PA39, Buffalo, NY, January 2, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1993, 20:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8945Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8945Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-39 (registry code 7103902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 700 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930102003329I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. FOUND RETRACTION LIGHT SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. GEAR WARNING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N8945Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19820918056099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918056099I), Sep 18, 1982: Piper PA39 (N8945Y), Lebanon, OH, Minor damage. A large bird penetrated right side of windshield during descent. Passenger received minor facial cuts.
- [Incident 19780118003529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780118003529I), Jan 18, 1978: Piper PA39 (N8945Y), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Unable to lower gear by any means. Gear up landing made. Probable ice involved with gear.

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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