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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Walla Walla, WA · August 17, 1997

Date
August 17, 1997 · 15:15 local
Place
Walla Walla, WA
Airport
Walla Walla City County
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N43999
Reported as
Piper PA28R201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unsafe left gear light prior landing. Got green just prior touchdown. Cleaned left main downlock switch.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE LEFT GEAR LIGHT PRIOR LANDING. GOT GREEN JUST PRIOR TOUCHDOWN. CLEANED LEFT MAIN DOWNLOCK SWITCH.