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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Birmingham, AL · March 21, 1995

Date: March 21, 1995 · 15:10 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5923P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,740 total10 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N5923PRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1010 · Built 1959 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: pilot stated that on approach they were distracted by having to switch from one radio to another due to problems. At the same time a change in type of landing due to cross traffic was given from ATCT. Also a factor was that the type of aircraft was faster than the pilot was familiar with flying. Both pilots stated they both were distracted and did not finish the gump check. Aircraft landed gear up with damage to prop., antennas, and some skin damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT ON APPROACH THEY WERE DISTRACTED BY HAVING TO SWITCH FROM ONE RADIO TO ANOTHER DUE TO PROBLEMS. AT THE SAME TIME A CHANGE IN TYPE OF LANDING DUE TO CROSS TRAFFIC WAS GIVEN FROM ATCT. ALSO A FACTOR WAS THAT THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WAS FASTER THAN THE PILOT WAS FAMILIAR WITH FLYING. BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY BOTH WERE DISTRACTED AND DID NOT FINISH THE GUMP CHECK. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP WITH DAMAGE TO PROP., ANTENNAS, AND SOME SKIN DAMAGE.

Other reports on N5923P · 2

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

Accident 20140703013639ATakeoff: Climb Out · Monroeville, ALN5923P departed keet on an IFR flight plan to kmvc for the purpose of flight training on the use of a newly installed garmin 430 GPS. The CFI, who was occupying the right seat, was acting as pilot-in-command since the aircraft owner/private pilot did not have…Jul 3, 2014 · Substantial damage Incident 20000919031209IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Bessemer, AL(-23)Gear collapsed after landing, landing gear motor and actuator was torn from the aft mounting bulkhead.Sep 19, 2000 · Minor damage