# Incident 19970923033359I: Piper PA32R301T, Lubbock, TX, September 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1997, 20:05 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82303, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970923033359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND WAS UNSURE OF GEAR POSITION PRIOR TO LANDING. ABORTED LANDING WHEN HE HEARD THE STEP STRIKE THE RUNWAY. CAME BACK AROUND, PUMPED GEAR DOWN AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. PILOT WAS UNAWARE THAT PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N82303 (1)

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

- [Accident 20180613007829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180613007829A), Jun 13, 2018: Piper PA-32R-301T (N82303), Caddo Mills, TX, Substantial damage. On 6/13/19 approximately between 18:15 and 18:20 CDT, N82303 a PA32R was approaching 7F3 from the north, the student pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft,…

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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