# Incident 19970818028679I: Piper PA28R201, Montague, MA, August 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Montague, MA
- Airport: Turner Falls Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5356° N, 72.5351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5356&lon=-72.5351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3783M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3783M-2016-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 150 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970818028679I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING AT TURNERS FALLS DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO INSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THE AIRPLANE LANDED GEAR UP. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3783M (1)

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

- [Accident 20160806016349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806016349A), Aug 6, 2016: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3783M), Northampton, MA, Destroyed. The student conducted a simulated soft field takeoff. The instructor stated that the initial acceleration and liftoff appeared normal for the current…

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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