# Incident 19970103001309I: Piper PA28R200, Skyacres, NY, January 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Skyacres, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4901S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4901S-1998-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 140 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970103001309I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 17, AIRCRAFT ROLLED ABOUT 100 YARDS AND THEN GEAR CAME UP BY ITSELF (GEAR HANDLE DOWN & 3 GRN LTS) AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RWY AND INTO A POND. AIRCRAFT SANK APPROX. 1/3 OF THE FUSELAGE. PILOT GOT OFF A/C WITHOUT INJURIES. MAINTENANCE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. NO FURTHER ACTION PENDING.

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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