# Incident 20050716015729I: Piper PA28R200, Rio Vista, CA, July 16, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2005, 11:05 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Airport: Rio Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1934° N, 121.7036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIO VISTA MUNI (O88), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1934&lon=-121.7036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4487T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4487T-2022-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050716015729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS COMPLETING A BFR FLIGHT AND WAS DOING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS DOING A SHORT FIELD LANDING AND DID NOT CHECK THE GEAR DOWN. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATES THAT HE CHECKED AND THE GEAR HAND WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. ONCE ON THE RUNWAY THE GEAR GAVE WAY OR WAS NOT DOWN.

## Other reports on N4487T (1)

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

- [Incident 19780517035039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517035039I), May 17, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N4487T), Thermal, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lowered gear and failed to check position of gear. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.

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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