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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA32RT300 · Middletown, PA · June 30, 1997

Date: June 30, 1997 · 08:45 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8720F
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,304 total419 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days

N8720FRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780113 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Landed gear up. Had disabled auto extension. Overlooked landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED GEAR UP. HAD DISABLED AUTO EXTENSION. OVERLOOKED LANDING GEAR.