# Incident 19960829033479I: Piper PA28RT201, Richmond, IN, August 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Richmond, IN
- Airport: Richmond Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7561° N, 84.8427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND MUNI (RID), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7561&lon=-84.8427&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2895U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2895U-2016-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829033479I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATES HE WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AT HIS LOCAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHEN HE WAS DISTRACTED BY PARACHUTE JUMPERS AND FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR. STATE PATROL APPEARED ON SCENE AND DETAINED HIM IN THEIR PATROL CAR WHILE A WRECKER LIFTED THE PLANE. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY AND AIRCRAFT WAS THEN PARKED IN HIS HANGAR. AIRMAN FAILED TO USE CHECKLIST AS A RESULT OF DISTRACTIONS CAUSED BY PARACHUTIST ACTIVITY AT THE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N2895U (2)

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

- [Accident 20130224003239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130224003239A), Feb 24, 2013: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N2895U), Lutz, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft departed under low overcast and fog. Pilots at the departing airfield stated the weather was about 400' overcast with fog in the trees. The pilot…
- [Incident 19860814072559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860814072559I), Aug 14, 1986: Piper PA28RT201 (N2895U), Richmond, IN, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Donnlock service bulletin not complied with. Ref; possible nose gear collapsing.

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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