# Incident 19970828024569I: Piper PA28R200, Napa, CA, August 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2132° N, 122.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPA COUNTY (APC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2132&lon=-122.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40852, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40852) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 350 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970828024569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE MECHANIC PRIOR TO MOVING IT FROM THE RUNWAY HE FOUND THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION AND THE AUTOMATIC GEAR EXTENTION LEVER LOCKED IN THE OVERRIDE POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. SHE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDING IN THE PATTERN. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON THE PRUDENCE AND FAR REQUIREMENT TO USE A BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST.

## Other reports on N40852 (1)

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

- [Incident 20150611009629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150611009629I), Jun 11, 2015: Piper PA-28R-200 (N40852), Petaluma, CA, Minor damage. 6/11/15) Pilot reported right MLG collapsed on landing and roll-out, when landing 29 at Petaluma airport (O69). Pilot statement indicated routine…

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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