Event NYC84LA262

1984-08-02 NEWPORT, Rhode Island, United States Airport · 2B4 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N105TC

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-32-300

Year of manufacture

1979 · 5 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19790525

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A018F3

Registrant of record

MARK JOHNSON AND SONS PLUMBING LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N105TC Beech BE-55 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND LEG OF HIS LANDING TRAFFIC PATTERN TO ALLOW AN ACFT AHEAD OF HIM TO LAND WITH THE APPROPIATE SPACING BETWEEN ACFT. THE PLT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN HE 'LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR (TOO LATE).' IN HIS RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION OF THE ACCIDENT HE WROTE THAT 'THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD LOWERED LANDING GEAR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I DID'. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84LA262.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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