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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Hamilton, OH · August 3, 1997

Date: August 3, 1997 · 16:10 local
Place: Hamilton, OH
Airport: Hamilton Fairfield Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N600MP
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 330 total180 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N600MPRegistration cancelled May 29, 2020 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7554035 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 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.

Narrative: pilot states that he was flying the aircraft, he further explained that he was practicing single engine approaches. During this time he was the sole occupant of the aircraft. As he attempted to land at hao he stated that he got low and slow and was using a substantial amount of power. As he reduced power in the landing flare he heard the propellers contacting the runway surface. The aircraft slid about 400 feet to a stop on the runway. No injuries to the pilot who was the sole occupant. This was a gear up landing . This incident considered closed with the submission of this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT, HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING SINGLE ENGINE APPROACHES. DURING THIS TIME HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT HAO HE STATED THAT HE GOT LOW AND SLOW AND WAS USING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF POWER. AS HE REDUCED POWER IN THE LANDING FLARE HE HEARD THE PROPELLERS CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT 400 FEET TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THIS WAS A GEAR UP LANDING . THIS INCIDENT CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT.