# Incident 20100502032889I: Piper PA-28R-200, Southbridge, MA, May 2, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2010, 09:15 local time
- Place: Southbridge, MA
- Airport: Southbridge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1011° N, 72.0388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHBRIDGE MUNI (3B0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1011&lon=-72.0388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5381F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5381F-2019-11-08) (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 PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 180 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/20100502032889I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED MANSFIELD, MA AND WHEN HE ENTERED THE PATTERN AT SOUTHBRIDGE, HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER TRAFFIC AND BECAME DISTRACTED. HE STATED HE HEARD THE HORN, BUT HE FAILED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.  HE SAID THERE WAS NO EXCUSE.

## Other reports on N5381F (2)

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

- [Accident 20171116018829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171116018829A), Nov 16, 2017: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5381F), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. On November 16, 2017, a private rated pilot departed kfin, FL enroute to ksua, FL VFR under 14 CFR part 91. Due to deteriorating weather conditions the pilot…
- [Incident 20081226853439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081226853439I), Dec 26, 2008: Piper PA28R200 (N5381F), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Pilot/owner jumped started his aircraft with ground power plug attached to his vehicle due to low battery. After aircraft was started pilot/owner left the…

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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