# Incident 19981105041189I: Piper PA32RT300, Starkville, MS, November 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1998, 15:45 local time
- Place: Starkville, MS
- Airport: George M Bryan Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4331° N, 88.8486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GEORGE M BRYAN (STF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4331&lon=-88.8486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2215U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2215U-2001-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 45 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981105041189I

## Narrative

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

(-5)DURING TRAFFIC PATTERN ENTRY PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A RADIO CALL AND THE SEARCH FOR OTHER TRAFFIC AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N2215U (1)

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

- [Accident 19991217041369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991217041369A), Dec 17, 1999: Piper PA32RT300 (N2215U), Geneva, AL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (.4) According to a pilot witness, the pilot had difficulty starting the aircraft engine. The witness stated that the engine coughed and sputtered and black…

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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