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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Mesa, AZ · July 23, 1997

Date: July 23, 1997 · 08:45 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5912P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 172 total70 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5912PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-998 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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 second touch and go landing, pilot selected gear down while turning base, saw green light, proceeded to final for landing. Landed gear up with gear still in wheel wells. Aircraft slid along center line. After stopping, pilot shut down electrical and secured cockpit controls. Gear operated normal after retraction test.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN WHILE TURNING BASE, SAW GREEN LIGHT, PROCEEDED TO FINAL FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP WITH GEAR STILL IN WHEEL WELLS. AIRCRAFT SLID ALONG CENTER LINE. AFTER STOPPING, PILOT SHUT DOWN ELECTRICAL AND SECURED COCKPIT CONTROLS. GEAR OPERATED NORMAL AFTER RETRACTION TEST.

Other reports on N5912P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20010221006509ILevel Off Touchdown · Pagosa Springs, COY-23) a/c landed one person on board, approx. 500 ft of tire marks, 850 to 900 ft of prop strikes with a total of 1080 ft of travel overall. Gear handle was in the up position. A/c was raised with a crane gear handle placed in the down position, gear lowered…Feb 21, 2001 · Minor damage