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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Spencer, MA · July 25, 1994

Date: July 25, 1994 · 18:30 local
Place: Spencer, MA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5533P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,000 total250 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N5533PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-597 · Built 1958 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.

Narrative: aircraft being test flown to check a repaired vacuum system. Pilot stated he inadvertently placed the landing gear selector switch to the "off" or mid-position when selecting gear down. Wheels up landing resulted in damaged propeller and engine and minor skin damage to lower fuselage. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT BEING TEST FLOWN TO CHECK A REPAIRED VACUUM SYSTEM. PILOT STATED HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH TO THE "OFF" OR MID-POSITION WHEN SELECTING GEAR DOWN. WHEELS UP LANDING RESULTED IN DAMAGED PROPELLER AND ENGINE AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N5533P · 2

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

Incident 19900411015959ITouch And Go Landing · Evansville, INPilot forgot to lower gear while practicing takeoffs and landings. Landed with gear up.Apr 11, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19870508023469ITouch And Go Landing · Evansville, INPropeller struck runway during touch and go. Gear extended manually for next landing. Battery was not fully chargedMay 8, 1987 · Minor damage