# Incident 20010426012149I: Piper PA32RT300T, Indianapolis, IN, April 26, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2001, 22:03 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21018, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 512 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010426012149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. PELL WAS LANDING AT UMP AIRPORT LATE AT NIGHT AND FORGOT TO PUT HIS LANDING GEAR DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED LITTLE TO NO DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N21018 (1)

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

- [Incident 19971217043329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971217043329I), Dec 17, 1997: Piper PA32RT300T (N21018), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot & pax departed rnwy 11R at (tus). At approximately 400-500 AGL during left downwind turn, engine made loud noise and windshield became…

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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