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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Danville, IL · April 12, 1996

Date: April 12, 1996 · 18:15 local
Place: Danville, IL
Airport: Vermilion County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N134SK
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 480 total50 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N134SKRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2012 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350243 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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 04/12/96, on a VFR multi-engine training flight, the aircraft landed gear up on runway 3 at Danville, IL. After several approaches, the student was making an approach with one engine set at zero thrust. The instructor was asking the student questions to distract him and no checklist was used. After the propellers contacted the ground, the instructor took control of the aircraft, reduced power to idle and landed gear up. The instructor stated he was distracted by his own activity and did not verify the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 04/12/96, ON A VFR MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 3 AT DANVILLE, IL. AFTER SEVERAL APPROACHES, THE STUDENT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH WITH ONE ENGINE SET AT ZERO THRUST. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ASKING THE STUDENT QUESTIONS TO DISTRACT HIM AND NO CHECKLIST WAS USED. AFTER THE PROPELLERS CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND LANDED GEAR UP. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY HIS OWN ACTIVITY AND DID NOT VERIFY THE LANDING GEAR.

Other reports on N134SK · 2

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

Incident 20030107005779ITakeoff Ground Roll · Terre Haute, IN(-23) While conducting a touch & go during an instructional flight on runway 23 at Terre Haute, IN the student pilot retracted the landing gear during the takeoff attempt. The flight instructor indicated that he retracted flaps after landing and looked…Jan 7, 2003 · Minor damage Incident 19930928046579IGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Terre Haute, INStudent conducting a single engine VOR approach. On go around failed to maintain airspeed. Settled into a field.Sep 28, 1993 · Minor damage