19970104002369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Arlington, TX · January 4, 1997

Date: January 4, 1997 · 20:55 local
Place: Arlington, TX
Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8669C
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 144 total53 in this make and model91 in the last 90 days

N8669CRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7635178 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-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: as I was flying east to west towards Arlington I noticed another aircraft approaching from the west towards the base leg. I made a call that I was going to cross over mid-field. The other aircraft made no response. I made another call over mid-field that I was going to enter down-wind. The other aircraft still made no response. I made a call that I was entering down-wind. As I turned on down-wind, the other aircraft still made no response. I noticed he was further out than a normal base leg. I went ahead and made my call and was still unsure the intentions of the other aircraft. I turned final and made my approach to land, and forgot to put the gear down.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AS I WAS FLYING EAST TO WEST TOWARDS ARLINGTON I NOTICED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST TOWARDS THE BASE LEG. I MADE A CALL THAT I WAS GOING TO CROSS OVER MID-FIELD. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT MADE NO RESPONSE. I MADE ANOTHER CALL OVER MID-FIELD THAT I WAS GOING TO ENTER DOWN-WIND. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT STILL MADE NO RESPONSE. I MADE A CALL THAT I WAS ENTERING DOWN-WIND. AS I TURNED ON DOWN-WIND, THE OTHER AIRCRAFT STILL MADE NO RESPONSE. I NOTICED HE WAS FURTHER OUT THAN A NORMAL BASE LEG. I WENT AHEAD AND MADE MY CALL AND WAS STILL UNSURE THE INTENTIONS OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. I TURNED FINAL AND MADE MY APPROACH TO LAND, AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.

Other reports on N8669C · 1

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