# Incident 20101109050809I: Piper PA-32RT-300, Salt Lake City, UT, November 9, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2010, 17:15 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31998, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31998) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,410 total, 150 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/20101109050809I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REALIZED DURING THE LANDING FLARE THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN.  THE INSTRUCTOR MADE THE DETERMINATION TO GO-AROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT IS WHEN THEY MADE THE REALIZATION THAT THE PROP HAD BEEN DAMAGED.  THE AIRCRAFT STEP WAS ALSO SCRAPED.  NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

## Other reports on N31998 (4)

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

- [Accident 20250622007119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250622007119A), Jun 22, 2025: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N31998), Winchester, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot switched off the fuel lever instead of switching it to the left fuel tank. Once pilot realized this, he immediately went into restart procedures. The…
- [Incident 20130824017819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130824017819I), Aug 24, 2013: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N31998), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. The pilot was not able to retract the landing gear after trying the emergency gear extension checklist. The aircraft came to rest on the runway on the main…
- [Accident 20030415004749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030415004749A), Apr 15, 2003: Piper PA32RT300T (N31998), Saint George, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) During a crosswind landing on runway 34 at st. George ut, the aircraft encountered a gust that sheared just above the runway. The aircraft floated…
- [Incident 19910330025329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910330025329I), Mar 30, 1991: Piper PA32RT300T (N31998), Price, UT. Engine noise and dropped in RPM. Secured engine. Oil on windshields. Landed on road. NR1 cylinder had failed.

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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