# Incident 19930307011239I: Piper PA28180, Kankakee, IL, March 7, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1993, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Airport: Greater Kankakee
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0714° N, 87.8463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREATER KANKAKEE (IKK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0714&lon=-87.8463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3709T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3709T) (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 PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 915 total, 96 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307011239I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR SOON ENOUGH PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. PROPELLER TIP STRUCK RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3709T (1)

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

- [Incident 19910219012969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910219012969I), Feb 19, 1991: Piper PA28R180 (N3709T), Joliet, IL. Pilot thought he had magneto problem. Precautionary landing. No problem with magneto. Resumed trip.

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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