# Incident 20190217011039I: Piper PA-28R-201T, Muncie, IN, February 17, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2019, 08:21 local time
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1988° N, 85.3951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muncie, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1988&lon=-85.3951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 750 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190217011039I

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION:

N99DC, A PIPER ARROW, PA-28R201T, LANDED WITH ITS LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY 14 AT THE MUNCIE, INDIANA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

CASUAL/CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED, WITH TRAFFIC IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

RECOMMENDATION TO REDUCE RISK:

TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURES APPROVED FLIGHT MANUAL AND CHECKLIST.

ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT PROBLEM AND PREVENT REOCCURRENCE:

THE AIRMAN REVIEWED THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK AND CHECKLIST FOR THE PA-28R-201T. HE WILL USE THE ACRONYM G.U.M.P (GAS, UNDERCARRIAGE, MIXTURE, PROP) TO PREVENT ANOTHER GEAR UP LANDING.

PTRS NUMBER:

GL11201901521

COMMENTS:

COMPLIANCE PROGRAM

ROOT CAUSE:

RC4

## Other reports on N99DC (1)

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

- [Incident 20061207029209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061207029209I), Dec 7, 2006: Piper PA28R201T (N99DC), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft nose gear collapsed on landing, causing the prop to strike the runway.

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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