# Incident 20170329018529I: Piper PA-28RT-201, Westminster, MD, March 29, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2017, 15:22 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Carroll County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5792° N, 77.0067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5792&lon=-77.0067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N528FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528FT-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 401 total, 40 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170329018529I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS PIC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO USE THE PROPER CHECKLIST TO ENSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.

AS A RESULT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 34.

## Other reports on N528FT (1)

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

- [Accident 19860422013469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860422013469A), Apr 22, 1986: Piper PA28RT201 (N528FT), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. Engine began losing power during takeoff. Touchdown was hard, damaging aircraft. Carbon fouling on engine valves.

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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