# Incident 19971219044279I: Piper PA28R200, Tilden, NE, December 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Tilden, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0435° N, 97.8318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tilden, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0435&lon=-97.8318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44104, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44104) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 145 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971219044279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL. MINOR DAMAGE. LANDING GEAR OPERATIONS CHECK COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DUE TO THE PASSENGER DISTURBING THE PILOT WITH QUESTIONS DURING THE CRITICAL LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT MISSED THE GEAR SECTION OF HIS LANDING CHECK LIST.

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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