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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Chestertown, MD · May 27, 1979

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Date
May 27, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place
Chestertown, MD
Airport
Russell
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8585P
Reported as
Piper PA24260
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,027 total5,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N8585PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4042 · Built 1964Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot failed to check gear down before landing, landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN BEFORE LANDING, LANDED GEAR UP.

Other reports on N8585P · 1

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

Incident 20060616027719ILevel Off Touchdown · Houghton Lake, MI(-23) Pilot was landing at night, looking for deer on the runway, forgot to put gear down.Jun 16, 2006 · Substantial damage