# Incident 19990911034729I: Piper PA60602P, Atwater, CA, September 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Atwater, CA
- Airport: Castle Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3507° N, 120.5943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atwater, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3507&lon=-120.5943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N663W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N663W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 602P (registry code 7106014, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,287 total, 1,169 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911034729I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1999, AT APPROX. 10:30AM, N663W A AEROSTAR 602P S/N 62P 09298165052, ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE GOLD COAST EAA AIRSHOW AND FLY-IN AT MERCED CASTLE AIRPORT MERCED CA. N663W IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. GORDON CHELEW A PRIVATE PILOT.  THE LANDING GEAR HAD NOT BEEN EXTENDED, THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE APPROX.  105' BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.  THE INSPECTION AT SCENE REVILED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION.  AN INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE PILOT MR. CHELEW WHO STATED HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING INDICATOR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LIGHT DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE SHEETMETAL WITH DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS.  WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N663W (2)

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

- [Accident 20040725014989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040725014989A), Jul 25, 2004: Piper PA60602P (N663W), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot, Mr. Kajiya, landed gear up at Boeing field.
- [Incident 20030503007749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030503007749I), May 3, 2003: Piper PA60602P (N663W), Coeur D Alene, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft on IFR flight plan from Coeur d'Alene, ID (coe) to seattle, WA (bfi). While climbing thru FL 200 to be assigned altitude of FL220, the forward…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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