19961025038049I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-400 · Easton, PA · October 25, 1996

Date: October 25, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place: Easton, PA
Airport: Easton Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8515P
Reported as: Piper PA24400
Reported engine: Lycoming IO720A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total1,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N8515PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-400S/N 26-52 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-400 Engine modelLycoming IO-720 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 October 25, 1996, N8515P, a PA-24-400 aircraft landed gear up on runway 18 at Easton Airport, Easton, PA (N43). The pilot, Mr. William j. waldron stated that he placed the gear handle down but failed to check for the gear down and lock indication. The aircraft received minor damage and the pilot was uninjured. A landing gear swing was accomplished immediately after the incident and an in-depth gear swing and inspection of the landing gear system was conducted on October 29, 1996 and no malfunctions were evident on either of these occasions. It was noted that the landing gear warning horn was inoperative, but the gear functioned normally. privacy data omitted We consider this matter closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 25, 1996, N8515P, A PA-24-400 AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 18 AT EASTON AIRPORT, EASTON, PA (N43). THE PILOT, MR. WILLIAM J. WALDRON STATED THAT HE PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN BUT FAILED TO CHECK FOR THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. A LANDING GEAR SWING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT AND AN IN-DEPTH GEAR SWING AND INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS CONDUCTED ON OCTOBER 29, 1996 AND NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE EVIDENT ON EITHER OF THESE OCCASIONS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WAS INOPERATIVE, BUT THE GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WE CONSIDER THIS MATTER CLOSED.