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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Watsonville, CA · May 17, 1988

Date: May 17, 1988 · 20:15 local
Place: Watsonville, CA
Airport: Watsonville Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6570P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total70 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N6570PRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2014 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1692 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Heavy traffic in pattern may have caused pilot to forget to check gear down light. Landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

HEAVY TRAFFIC IN PATTERN MAY HAVE CAUSED PILOT TO FORGET TO CHECK GEAR DOWN LIGHT. LANDED GEAR UP.

Other reports on N6570P · 1

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