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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Destin, FL · July 15, 1989

Date: July 15, 1989 · 07:45 local
Place: Destin, FL
Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8348P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N8348PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3605 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Cockpit door opened after takeoff. Returned. Forgot to lower gear and landed with gear up.

As the FAA filed it

COCKPIT DOOR OPENED AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP.

Other reports on N8348P · 2

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

Incident 19780619046689ILevel Off Touchdown · New Iberia, LAPilot failed to extend landing gear. Did not use check list.Jun 19, 1978 · Minor damage Accident 19730217002779AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · New Orleans, LALndg gear warning horn operating intermittently. Plt flew 7HRS.Feb 17, 1973 · Substantial damage