# Incident 19970617022069I: Piper PA28R200, Lima, OH, June 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1997, 16:42 local time
- Place: Lima, OH
- Airport: Lima Allen County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7075° N, 84.0271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIMA ALLEN COUNTY (AOH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7075&lon=-84.0271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4337T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4337T) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TO360A1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 145 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970617022069I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 6-18-97, MR. DAVID A. MCCLURG, A PRIVATE PILOT, CERTIFICATE #286367351, DEPARTED ALLEN COUNTY AIRPORT TO DO SOME LOCAL FLYING. AT APPROXIMATELY 16:42 EDT, MR. MCCLURG MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE ALLEN COUNTY AIRPORT. DURING THE FINAL FLARE OUT PROCEDURE ON LANDING, HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED VERY LOW TO THE GROUND AND THE PROPELLER WAS MAKING A NOISE. AT THIS TIME MR. MCCLURG REALIZED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AND MADE A DECISION TO CONTINUE THE LANDING, SLIDING DOWN RUNWAY 27 AND STOPPING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. WHEN THE MECHANIC, MR. DONALD SCHUMANN, ARRIVED TO RAISE THE AIRCRAFT FOR REMOVAL FROM THE RUNWAY, HE NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN FACT IN THE UP POSITION. WITH POWER ON THE AIRCRAFT, MR. SCHUMANN ACTIVATED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION ACCIDENT ONLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N4337T (1)

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

- [Accident 19740217002699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740217002699A), Feb 17, 1974: Piper PA28R200 (N4337T), Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. Ovr rich mixture fm intnl leak in fuel injectn unit. Lndd on road. Gr collapsed.

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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