# Incident 20080104010239I: Socata TB20TRINIDAD, Muncie, IN, January 4, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2008, 17:22 local time
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Airport: Delaware County - Johnson Fiel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2423° N, 85.3959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Delaware County Johnson Field (MIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2423&lon=-85.3959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD (registry code 8680695, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB20TRINIDAD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080104010239I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A LANDING AT KMIE (MUNCIE, IN) HE WAS DISTRACTED BY COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS, TRAFFIC AVOIDANCE AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE AIRPORT AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS OPERATIONAL, HOWEVER, HE THOUGHT IT TO BE AN ALTITUDE ALERT NOT A LANDING GEAR WARNING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT THE SCENE AND NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES WERE FOUND TO BE CONTRIBUTORY TO THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N115DS (1)

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

- [Incident 20151017018209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151017018209I), Oct 17, 2015: Socata TB-20 (N115DS), Lancaster, OH, Substantial damage. -Aircraft entered the pattern to land at klhq. -Pilot had momentary landing gear indications that showed not down and locked. -Pilot called UNICOM to get…

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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