19960601018189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA32R300 · St Petersburg-C, FL · June 1, 1996

Date
June 1, 1996 · 09:25 local
Place
St Petersburg-C, FL
Airport
St Petersburg-Clearwater International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38882
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
290 total60 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: during visual approach to st. Petersburg (pie), pilot became preoccupied with aircraft radio difficulties and failed to extend landing gear prior to landing. Aircraft came to rest on runway 35 and pilot transmitted to tower that he had landed gear up. Pilot stated that he was distracted from checklist with radio problems and forgot to extend gear. Pilot had logged 290 hours total flight experience, 60 of which was in this make and model aircraft. He logged 3 hours in the past 90 days. The pilot was counseled by FAA inspectors privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING VISUAL APPROACH TO ST. PETERSBURG (PIE), PILOT BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH AIRCRAFT RADIO DIFFICULTIES AND FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 35 AND PILOT TRANSMITTED TO TOWER THAT HE HAD LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED FROM CHECKLIST WITH RADIO PROBLEMS AND FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR. PILOT HAD LOGGED 290 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, 60 OF WHICH WAS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT. HE LOGGED 3 HOURS IN THE PAST 90 DAYS. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY FAA INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^