# Incident 20110214004199I: Piper PA-28RT-201, Danville, IN, February 14, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Danville, IN
- Airport: Hendricks County-Gordon Graham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7467° N, 86.4753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7467&lon=-86.4753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2878N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2878N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 459 total, 267 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110214004199I

## Narrative

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

ON THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 14, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED GEAR UP WHILE FLYING HIS PA-28-RT-201 INTO HENDRICKS COUNTY AIRPORT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS PRACTICING POWER OFF LANDINGS AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.  EVEN THOUGH THE WARNING HORN WAS ACTIVE AT THIS TIME, HE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE AND COMPLY WITH THE WARNING.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS SO FOCUSED ON THE POWER OFF LANDING MANEUVER, HE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA185), Feb 14, 2011: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N2878N), Danville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown.

## Other reports on N2878N (2)

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

- [Incident 20200603007699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200603007699I), Jun 3, 2020: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N2878N), Terre Haute, IN, Minor damage. On June 03, 2020, at approximately 1940 eastern daylight time (2340Z), N2878N, a Piper PA-28RT-201, the aircraft landing gear collapsed at touchdown, no…
- [Incident 20170325003039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170325003039I), Mar 25, 2017: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N2878N), Terre Haute, IN, Minor damage. On March 25, 2017 at approximately 0945 eastern standard time (EST), N2878N, a Piper PA-28 arrow sustained minor damage after landing gear up on runway 18 at…

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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