# Incident 19960601018189I: Piper PA32R300, St Petersburg-C, FL, June 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1996, 09:25 local time
- Place: St Petersburg-C, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9102° N, 82.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9102&lon=-82.6874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38882 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 60 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601018189I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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^

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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