# NTSB MKC81FCD08: Piper PA-32R, N1748H, Cresco, IA, February 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1981
- Place: Cresco, IA · CRESCO, IA
- Location: 43.3717° N, 92.1163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cresco, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3717&lon=-92.1163&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0060  81/2/11    CRESCO,IA           PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N1748H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLEN CHURCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESCO,IA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1748H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ellen Church

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810211003559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810211003559A), Feb 11, 1981: Piper PA32*, Cresco, IA, Substantial damage. Forgot to put landing gear down. Too fast for auto gear cycling. One gear down, two partially down on landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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