# Incident 19970528034359I: Piper PA32300, Brighton, MI, May 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1997, 19:00 local time
- Place: Brighton, MI
- Airport: Mckenzies Landing
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6031° N, 83.8597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MCKENZIE'S LANDING (1MI5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6031&lon=-83.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36262, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36262) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 706 total, 350 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528034359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT MISMANAGED THE LANDING GEAR. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THIS VERY SHORT RUNWAY AT THIS PRIVATE AIRPORT, THE PILOT CONCENTRATED TOO MUCH ON THE LANDING AND SIMPLY FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THIS HE DID OPENLY AND HONESTLY ADMIT TO THIS INSPECTOR. THIS AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED ON JUNE 2, 1997. AFTER COUNSELING WITH THIS AIRMAN IT WOULD APPEAR THAT HE DOES UNDERSTAND THE OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THIS GEAR UP LANDING APPEARS TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT THAT, FOR HIM, WILL NOT AGAIN OCCUR.

## Other reports on N36262 (1)

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

- [Accident 20060606013009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060606013009A), Jun 6, 2006: Piper PA32RT300 (N36262), Jackson, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) June 6, 2006 Piper PA32RT300 departed arb on a 91 pleasure flight to jxn. The aircraft was occupied by the pilot and 1 passenger. Piper N36262 landed on…

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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