# Incident 20161029022079I: Rockwell International 112A, Valparaiso, IN, October 29, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4798° N, 87.0523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valparaiso, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4798&lon=-87.0523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1426J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1426J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112A (registry code 7630302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 85 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161029022079I

## Narrative

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

PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TAKE HIS GRANDDAUGHTER AND FRIEND ON A FLIGHT.  DURING APPROACH THE GRANDDAUGHTER ASKED WHAT THAT HORN SOUND WAS, CONCENTRATING ON LANDING THE PILOT IGNORED HER QUESTION.  THE PILOT CONTINUED WITH THE APPROACH AND SUBSEQUENT GEAR UP LANDING.

## Other reports on N1426J (1)

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

- [Incident 19790615016619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790615016619I), Jun 15, 1979: Rkwell 112A (N1426J), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot reported using the checklist, must have overlooked instruction to lower the gear.

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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