# Incident 20160812014389I: Piper PA-28R-200, Vernal, UT, August 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2016, 07:30 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5270T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5270T-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160812014389I

## Narrative

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

ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT WITH THE MECHANIC ON BOARD TO OBSERVE, THE PILOT AND MECHANIC GOT TALKING ABOUT MAINTENANCE ISSUES.  THE DISTRACTION RESULTED IN THE PILOT FORGETTING TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.

## Other reports on N5270T (1)

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

- [Accident 19970510009722A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510009722A), May 10, 1997: Piper PA28R200 (N5270T), Clinton, UT, Minor damage. (.19) See NTSB #SEA97FA105B

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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