# Incident 20190927018339I: Piper PA-28R-201T, Rochester, MN, September 27, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2019, 19:13 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Rochester International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9083° N, 92.5000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCHESTER INTL (RST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9083&lon=-92.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777CD) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,635 total, 120 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190927018339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT RST THE PILOT REQUESTED AN OPTION FOR A TOUCH-N-GO WHICH WAS GRANTED BY TOWER, THE PILOT PROCEEDED WITH THE LANDING, HEARD A NON-TYPICAL NOISE, ADDED POWER, HEARD A SECOND NON-TYPICAL NOISE, PROCEEDED TO TAKE-OFF. PILOT REPORTED HE THOUGHT HE HAD A GEAR PROBLEM. PILOT MADE SEVERAL PASSES BY THE TOWER TO ENSURE THE GEAR WERE DOWN. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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