# Incident 20221023019469I: Piper PA-28R-180, Sacramento, CA, October 23, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2022, 14:09 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Exec
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5129° N, 121.4933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SACRAMENTO EXEC (SAC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5129&lon=-121.4933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4695J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4695J) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221023019469I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 23, 2022, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT THE SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KSAC) IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA WITH IT'S LANDING GEAR UP. PILOT FAILED TO PERFORM THE BEFORE LANDING CHECK PRIOR TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 30 CAUSING MINOR BELLY SKIN AND PROPELLER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N4695J (2)

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

- [Incident 19900120006439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120006439I), Jan 20, 1990: Piper PA28R180 (N4695J), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear prior to landing and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19790228008779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228008779I), Feb 28, 1979: Piper PA28R180 (N4695J), San Diego, CA. ATC gave pilot a go-around as he started to land with gear up. Safe second attempt.

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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