# Incident 19971106040289I: Piper PA34200, Arlington, TX, November 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6639° N, 97.0943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (GKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6639&lon=-97.0943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56368, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56368) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971106040289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING THE THIRD LANDING. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED, BUT NEITHER COULD CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS DOWN DUE TO THE SUN'S ANGLE ON THE INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROACHING THE RUNWAY WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND COMMENCED A GO-AROUND. BOTH PILOTS HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO FLY NORMALLY. A FLY-BY WAS CONDUCTED FOR GROUND OBSERVATION. NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N56368 (1)

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

- [Incident 20251110017749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251110017749I), Nov 10, 2025: Piper PA-34-200 (N56368), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. -During planned touch and go, the pilot flying called for gear up and selected gear handle to up while plane was still in takeoff roll. -The RH gear leg and…

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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