# Incident 20171111019099I: Piper PA-28RT-201, Fairfield, NJ, November 11, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2017, 18:23 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3023K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3023K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,284 total, 47 in this make and model, 187 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171111019099I

## Narrative

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

N3023K, A PA-28RT-201, WAS IN THE PATTERN AT THE CALDWELL AIRPORT, COMPLETING MULTIPLE TOUCH AND GO'S TO RUNWAY 4.  THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT AND CFI ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER SEVERAL LANDINGS, THE AIRCRAFT REQUESTED A SHORT APPROACH TO FULL STOP LANDING.  THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON IT'S BELLY.

DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT FOUND: UNDERBELLY, FLAPS, PROP BLADES, ENGINE.

## Other reports on N3023K (3)

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

- [Accident 20240308002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240308002149A), Mar 8, 2024: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N3023K), Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. The pilot mismanged his power on approach, landed short of runway 6, struck several lights, and resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.
- [Incident 20051106028059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051106028059I), Nov 6, 2005: Piper PA28RT201 (N3023K), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed axh and landed at brehnam airport at 1:00 p.m. during pre-landing checks, the pilot could not confirm that the gear down lights were…
- [Accident 20011224036849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011224036849A), Dec 24, 2001: Piper PA28RT201 (N3023K), Prescott, AZ, No damage. (.19) On December 24, 2001, at 0855 hours mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28RT-201, N3023K, failed to climb after takeoff on runway 21L and settled back…

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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