# Incident 20080422837199I: Piper PA34220T, Chesterfield, MO, April 22, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2008, 21:00 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8456H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8456H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,550 total, 600 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080422837199I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE PA-34-220T FOR THE PURPOSE OF NIGHT CURRENTLY WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO INSURE THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.  AS A RESULT, THE AIRPLANE LANDED GEAR UP.  TO DATE, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N8456H (2)

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

- [Incident 19950405006659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950405006659I), Apr 5, 1995: Piper PA34220T (N8456H), Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage. Unable to raise landing gear. Extended manual check. During landing roll the nose gear folded.
- [Incident 19890224013679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890224013679I), Feb 24, 1989: Piper PA34220T (N8456H), Houston, TX. Engine lost power and was shutdown. Propeller feathered. Landed safely. Cause not stated.

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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