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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Torrance, CA · June 6, 1998

Date
June 6, 1998 · 15:45 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Torrance Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N924SM
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
272 total21 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On final approach the pilot stated that his radios were getting weak, he could not hear him. Tower cleared him to land and he responded by rocking his wings as instructed by tower. The pilot selected gear down and noted that the gear lights did not illuminate. The pilot then selected the emergency gaer release and assumed that the gear extended. On short final the tower noted that the gear was not extended and gave the "red gun" signal. The pilot stated that he missed the signal and landed the aircraft gear up.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS RADIOS WERE GETTING WEAK, HE COULD NOT HEAR HIM. TOWER CLEARED HIM TO LAND AND HE RESPONDED BY ROCKING HIS WINGS AS INSTRUCTED BY TOWER. THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND NOTED THAT THE GEAR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT THEN SELECTED THE EMERGENCY GAER RELEASE AND ASSUMED THAT THE GEAR EXTENDED. ON SHORT FINAL THE TOWER NOTED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AND GAVE THE "RED GUN" SIGNAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MISSED THE SIGNAL AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP.

Other reports on N924SM · 1

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