# Incident 19970510014999I: Univac GC1B, Romeoville, IL, May 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Airport: Lewis University Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6081° N, 88.0964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEWIS UNIVERSITY (LOT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6081&lon=-88.0964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3875K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3875K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco GC-1B (registry code 9230108, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAC GC1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 200 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510014999I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PIC OF N3875K LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY 27 AT LEWIS UNIVERSITY AIRPORT, ROMEOVILLE, IL. PIC STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N3875K (1)

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

- [Accident 20050525024189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050525024189A), May 25, 2005: Swftms GC1B (N3875K), Morris, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to take off on runway 36 at Morris, IL (C09) airport. Aircraft started to rotate for take off at approximately 50 mph. Pilot claims he…

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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