# Incident 19970104002369I: Piper PA28R200, Arlington, TX, January 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1997, 20:55 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6639° N, 97.0943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (GKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6639&lon=-97.0943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8669C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8669C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 53 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970104002369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AS I WAS FLYING EAST TO WEST TOWARDS ARLINGTON I NOTICED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST TOWARDS THE BASE LEG. I MADE A CALL THAT I WAS GOING TO CROSS OVER MID-FIELD. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT MADE NO RESPONSE. I MADE ANOTHER CALL OVER MID-FIELD THAT I WAS GOING TO ENTER DOWN-WIND. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT STILL MADE NO RESPONSE. I MADE A CALL THAT I WAS ENTERING DOWN-WIND. AS I TURNED ON DOWN-WIND, THE OTHER AIRCRAFT STILL MADE NO RESPONSE. I NOTICED HE WAS FURTHER OUT THAN A NORMAL BASE LEG. I WENT AHEAD AND MADE MY CALL AND WAS STILL UNSURE THE INTENTIONS OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. I TURNED FINAL AND MADE MY APPROACH TO LAND, AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.

## Other reports on N8669C (1)

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

- [Accident 19780801020249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801020249A), Aug 1, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N8669C), Pottstown, PA, Substantial damage

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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