# Incident 20220211001599I: Piper PA-28R-180, Pensacola, FL, February 11, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2022, 15:20 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Pensacola International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4734° N, 87.1866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PENSACOLA INTL (PNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4734&lon=-87.1866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4681J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4681J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 853 total, 35 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220211001599I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/11/2022 THE CFI WAS CONDUCTING TRAINING IN A PIPER PA 28R-18 EQUIPPED WITH AN EMERGENCY GEAR LEVER PINNED IN THE HANDLE UP POSITION ALLOWING MANUAL OVERRIDE CAPABILITY OF LANDING GEAR AUTO EXTEND SYSTEM. FOLLOWING THE FIRST TWO SUCCESSFUL TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AND GEAR CYCLES THE CREW SET UP FOR A POWER OFF SHORT APPROACH LANDING. THE CREW INPUT 10 DEGREES FLAPS AND GLIDED AT 100 MPH. AT SOME POINT THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE WAS PUT TO THE DOWN POSITION.  THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON TO THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP.

## Other reports on N4681J (2)

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

- [Incident 19780306011689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306011689I), Mar 6, 1978: Piper PA28R180 (N4681J), Chesapeake Bay, MD, Minor damage. Engine stopped due to loss of fuel pressure. Cause not determined.
- [Accident 19750228004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750228004879A), Feb 28, 1975: Piper PA28R180 (N4681J), Marlton, NJ. Propeller kicked over while being hand-cranked by psgr.

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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