# Incident 20030731015709I: Piper PA28R180, Grand Junction, CO, July 31, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2003, 09:30 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3832T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3832T) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 33 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731015709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN DOING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE LAST CIRCUIT, THE TOWER ASKED HIM TO EXTEND HIS DOWNWIND FOR OTHER TRAFFIC. HE ELECTED TO GO OUT AND ACCOMPLISH AN ILS APPROACH. HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE APPROACH REQUIREMENTS AND FLEW THE GLIDE SLOPE TO THE RUNWAY. HE LANDED WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THE LANDING GEAR.

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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