# Incident 19980918035309I: Piper PA34220, Escanaba, MI, September 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1998, 13:20 local time
- Place: Escanaba, MI
- Airport: Delta County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7227° N, 87.0937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELTA COUNTY (ESC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7227&lon=-87.0937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4364C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4364C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,853 total, 604 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980918035309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RECEIVED DUAL INSTRUCTION FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.  CFI REPORTED NO MALFUNCTIONS.  AIRPLANE IS OPERATED BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL.

## Other reports on N4364C (1)

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

- [Incident 19861026065369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861026065369I), Oct 26, 1986: Piper PA34220T (N4364C), Reno, NV, Minor damage. During go around, pilot lost control, dragged a wingtip and ran off the side of the runway. Wind not a factor.

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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