What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 27, 1999, at approximately 2045 EDT, a Piper PA28R-180, n 74271J, registered to Mr. John m. hageman, the passenger, landed gear up at Burke lake front airport, (bkl), Cleveland, OH, while performeing the thrid of a series of touch and go landings. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, the certificated pilot and passenger received no injuries. The pilot in command stated that an irregular traffic pattern, without base leg, was directed by ATCT, he was distracted by that and explaining to the passenger his power management. There is no indication of mechanical malfunction or question of pilot certificate level of responsibility.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 27, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 2045 EDT, A PIPER PA28R-180, N 74271J, REGISTERED TO MR. JOHN M. HAGEMAN, THE PASSENGER, LANDED GEAR UP AT BURKE LAKE FRONT AIRPORT, (BKL), CLEVELAND, OH, WHILE PERFORMEING THE THRID OF A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT AN IRREGULAR TRAFFIC PATTERN, WITHOUT BASE LEG, WAS DIRECTED BY ATCT, HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THAT AND EXPLAINING TO THE PASSENGER HIS POWER MANAGEMENT. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR QUESTION OF PILOT CERTIFICATE LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY.
Other reports on N7427J · 2
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