# Accident 19960509046349A: Piper PA28R201, Lafayette, IN, May 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Aretz Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4195° N, 86.7705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4195&lon=-86.7705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9816C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9816C-2022-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960509046349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 9, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 EST, N9816C, PILOTED BY COMMERCIAL PILOT STEVEN J. JOHNSON AND ACCOMPANIED BY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR JAMELLE N. POPPE, LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 25 AT ARETZ AIRPORT (3AR) IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. NEVERTHELESS THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE WAS IMPACTED THUS RELEGATING THIS INCIDENT TO ACCIDENT STATUS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA155), May 9, 1996: Piper PA-28R-201 (N9816C), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate supervision and the dual student's failure to extend the landing gear. Factors were the distraction of the flight instructor and the student's failure to use…

## Other reports on N9816C (3)

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

- [Incident 20100822044909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100822044909I), Aug 22, 2010: Piper PA-28R-201 (N9816C), Montecello, IN, Minor damage. The instructor and student were working on commercial training maneuvers and traffic pattern work. While attempting a power off accuracy landing the instructor…
- [Accident 19890917035589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890917035589A), Sep 17, 1989: Piper PA28R201 (N9816C), Delphi, IN, Substantial damage. High sink rate on final,CFI took over too late landed short. Hit tip of runway. Impact buckled right wing.
- [Incident 19890117007729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890117007729I), Jan 17, 1989: Piper PA28RT201 (N9816C), Indianapolis, IN. Had an unsafe gear light. Emergency procedures used. Landed safely. Found a broken wire in down lock switch.

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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