# Incident 20180312002329I: Piper PA-28R-201, Gaithersburg, MD, March 12, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2018, 13:10 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 7WIS
- Location: 39.1683° N, 77.1660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-77.1660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2927Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2927Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total, 58 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180312002329I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN DUE TO THREAT OF POSSIBLE APPROACHING BAD WEATHER. THEY HAD DONE SEVERAL LANDINGS OF VARIOUS TYPES AND WERE DOING THEIR THIRD 180 DEGREE LANDING CONFIGURATION POWER OFF LANDING. THEY WAITED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR UNTIL THEY WERE CERTAIN TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND THE STUDENT REACHED OUT AND PUSHED DOWN ON THE GEAR LEVER. HE DOES NOT RECALL PULLING THE LEVER OUT FROM THE PANEL BEFORE DOING SO. THE INSTRUCTOR SAW HIM REACH FOR THE GEAR LEVER AND BELIEVED THE GEAR HAD BEEN LOWERED. NEITHER OF THEM CHECKED THE GEAR LIGHTS. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THEY FOUND THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND THE GEAR HORN WAS STILL SOUNDING.

AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, GEAR DOWN LIGHTS AND GEAR HORN WAS VERIFIED.

METAR KGAI 121656Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM FEW075 OVC090 04/M06 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP155 T00441056

## Other reports on N2927Q (4)

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

- [Incident 20080602835089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080602835089I), Jun 2, 2008: Piper PA28R201 (N2927Q), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The inner spring for the nose gear drag link failed during landing gear extension. The broken spring blocked the gear extension and prevented emergency…
- [Incident 20030810019229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030810019229I), Aug 10, 2003: Piper PA28R201 (N2927Q), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Subject aircraft was in the traffic pattern for runway 27L @ sfb. On the third or fourth approach the CFI instructor and the CFI student failed to extend…
- [Incident 19920614024249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614024249I), Jun 14, 1992: Piper PA28R201 (N2927Q), Ithaca, NY, Minor damage. Pilot landed with the gear retracted.
- [Incident 19920229009749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229009749I), Feb 29, 1992: Piper PA28R201 (N2927Q), Ithaca, NY. Power failure inflight. Landed off airport. No maintenance discrepanciies found.

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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