# Incident 20120602012949I: Piper PA-28R-180, Geneva, AL, June 2, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Geneva, AL
- Airport: Geneva Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0526° N, 85.8689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENEVA MUNI (33J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0526&lon=-85.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4624J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4624J) (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 PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 367 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120602012949I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 2, 2012, N4324J, A PIPER PA28R-180, LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP AT 33J AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE GEAR UP LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT DURING THE SECOND APPROACH TO LANDING, HE BECAME BUSY EXPLAINING PROCEDURES TO THE STUDENT, AND DID NOT LOOK AT THE GEAR HANDLE OR PERFORM A BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST. THE INSTRUCTOR ALSO STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR UP LANDING WAS PILOT ERROR. ALSO, THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N4624J (1)

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

- [Incident 19921112055099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921112055099I), Nov 12, 1992: Piper PA28R180 (N4624J), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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