# Incident 19970504020639I: Piper PA28RT201T, Tampa, FL, May 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1997, 13:52 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2175F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2175F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970504020639I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT MAINTAINS PUT GEAR DOWN. NO GEAR DEFECTS. AUTO GEAR EXTEND SET TOO SLOW.

## Other reports on N2175F (1)

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

- [Incident 19860806056369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860806056369I), Aug 6, 1986: Piper PA28RT201T (N2175F), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Failed to extend landing gear before touchdown. Training flight.

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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