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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Washington Isla, WI · April 10, 1998

Date: April 10, 1998 · 12:00 local
Place: Washington Isla, WI
Airport: Washington Island Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4531P
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,300 total120 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N4531PRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-35 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 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 April 10, 1998 at approximately 1200 CST a PA-23-250 Piper aztec N4531P landed gear-up while landing on runway 14 at Washington Island Airport. Washington Island, Wisconsin. Just prior to entering the pattern Mr. Howard holdorf took over the pilot in command role from jeff kaul for landing. During this transition the PIC failed to lower the gear for landing and touched down gear-up. The flight was operated under 14 CFR part 91, visual meteorological prevailed at the time. No injuries, no damage to the aircraft, other than props.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 10, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CST A PA-23-250 PIPER AZTEC N4531P LANDED GEAR-UP WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT WASHINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT. WASHINGTON ISLAND, WISCONSIN. JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING THE PATTERN MR. HOWARD HOLDORF TOOK OVER THE PILOT IN COMMAND ROLE FROM JEFF KAUL FOR LANDING. DURING THIS TRANSITION THE PIC FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR FOR LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN GEAR-UP. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, OTHER THAN PROPS.