# Incident 20090625010999I: Piper PA28R180, Cottage Grove, OR, June 25, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Airport: Cottage Grove State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8041° N, 123.0321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COTTAGE GROVE STATE (61S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8041&lon=-123.0321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4666J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4666J) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 22 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090625010999I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE PIC SAID HE WAS CONCENTRAINING ON A PERFECT APPROACH AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.  THE PIC SAID HE MENTALLY BLOCKED OUT THE GEAR HORN BECAUSE HE WAS SO FOCUS ON HIS APPROACH.  HE SAID EVERYTHING WAS WORKING AS IT SHOULD IN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE AUTOMATIC LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYSTEM WHICH WAS DISABLED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.

## Other reports on N4666J (1)

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

- [Accident 20061220028969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061220028969A), Dec 20, 2006: Piper PA28R180 (N4666J), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On dec 20, 2006, N4666J, a 1968 PA-28R-180, was being rented by a local flight school because their PA-28R was in for repairs. The owner had his CFI(1),…

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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