# Incident 20010512015199I: Piper PA28R180, Fitchburg, MA, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5538° N, 71.7592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCHBURG MUNI (FIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5538&lon=-71.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4635J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4635J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 72 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512015199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N4635J, PIPER PA28R-180, AT 1400 EDT, LANDED AT FITCHBURT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, RUNWAY 14 WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT ON LEFT DOWNWIND TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14, HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER, HOWEVER, HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AND DID NOT CHECK THE LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT AND POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS PRIOR TO LANDING.  FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY DISCREPANCIES.

## Other reports on N4635J (5)

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

- [Incident 19920614024349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614024349I), Jun 14, 1992: Piper PA28R180 (N4635J), Geneseo, NY, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up while attempting takeoff from a grass strip. Grass was 8 inches high effecting acceleration.
- [Incident 19870106028669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870106028669I), Jan 6, 1987: Piper PA28R180 (N4635J), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. The pilot reported the landing gear collapsed on touchdown. No mechanical problems found.
- [Incident 19840920066159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920066159I), Sep 20, 1984: Piper PA28R180 (N4635J), Farmingdale, NY. Power could not be reduced. Inspection of throttle control revealed inner push pull cable failed.
- [Incident 19830101002359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830101002359I), Jan 1, 1983: Piper PA28R180 (N4635J), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear. Tower reported gear down. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Auto sensing unit failed.
- [Accident 19760320006509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760320006509A), Mar 20, 1976: Piper PA28R180 (N4635J), White Lake, NY, Substantial damage. L lndg gr skid mark aprx 6FT bfr acft stopped. Otr marks nose and r gr identified fm rwy to site.

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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