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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Washington, PA · January 14, 1996

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Date: January 14, 1996 · 14:00 local
Place: Washington, PA
Airport: Washington County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6159P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,625 total1,500 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N6159PRegistration cancelled Dec 12, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-412 · 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: on Sunday, January 14, 1996, at approximately 2:00 pm local time, Mr. Joseph wilhem, holder of private pilot certificate no. 1081702, landed Piper commanche 250, N6159 wheels up at Washington county, PA airport, (afj) on runway 27. A line personnel was in a truck on the taxiway and saw N6159 on final approach with the gear still up. He flashed his lights to warn the pilot, but the pilot landed with the wheels retracted. There were no injuries and only minor damage to the aircraft. privacy data omitted Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM LOCAL TIME, MR. JOSEPH WILHEM, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 1081702, LANDED PIPER COMMANCHE 250, N6159 WHEELS UP AT WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA AIRPORT, (AFJ) ON RUNWAY 27. A LINE PERSONNEL WAS IN A TRUCK ON THE TAXIWAY AND SAW N6159 ON FINAL APPROACH WITH THE GEAR STILL UP. HE FLASHED HIS LIGHTS TO WARN THE PILOT, BUT THE PILOT LANDED WITH THE WHEELS RETRACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

Other reports on N6159P · 7

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

Incident 20171103016679ILanding: Touchdown · Plant City, FLOn Friday, nov 3, 2017 pilot was performing a test flight after two cylinders were replaced during annual inspection. The plan was to perform three stop and goes. On the third and final stop and go the pilot failed to extend the landing gear thinking it was…Nov 3, 2017 · Minor damage Incident 20010428014009ITakeoff Ground Roll · Morgantown, WV(-23) During the departure phase of a planned touch and go, the flight instructor (non flying pilot) was unable to prevent the flying pilot from placing the landing gear position switch in the up position.Apr 28, 2001 · Minor damage Incident 20000427016449ILevel Off Touchdown · Waynesburg, PA(-23)On April 27, 2000, at 1030 local time, Piper PA-24-250, registration N6159P, landed at Greene County Airport with the landing gear in the up position. Pilot voluntarily surrendered his pilot certificate.Apr 27, 2000 · Minor damage Accident 19831120058249ALevel Off Touchdown · Norwalk, OHPilot made hard landing. Frontal passage reported in area near time of accident.Nov 20, 1983 · Substantial damage Incident 19830812062529ILevel Off Touchdown · Charleston, MOReported gear was part way down on landing. No gear defects or damage to gear doors or system. Indicates gear up.Aug 12, 1983 · Minor damage Accident 19820531019879ALevel Off Touchdown · Bridgeville, PAPilot forgot to extend gear. Landed gear up.May 31, 1982 · Substantial damage Incident 19780320009269ILevel Off Touchdown · Pittsburgh, OHPilot failed to check gear down, said he activated the switch.Mar 20, 1978 · Minor damage