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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Mattituck, NY · August 6, 1981

Date: August 6, 1981 · 09:30 local
Place: Mattituck, NY
Airport: Mattituck Airbase
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N32640
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total25 in this make and model158 in the last 90 days

N32640Registration cancelled Jul 11, 2008 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7535074 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot landed with gear up. Had master switch off to silence warning during slow flight practice. Failed to turn on.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED WITH GEAR UP. HAD MASTER SWITCH OFF TO SILENCE WARNING DURING SLOW FLIGHT PRACTICE. FAILED TO TURN ON.