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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Mobile, AL · January 13, 2000

Date: January 13, 2000 · 14:05 local
Place: Mobile, AL
Airport: Brookley
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N304CW
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total583 in this make and model101 in the last 90 days

N304CWRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7870153 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On January 13, 2000, Piper seneca N304CW, piloted by Mr. Kennedy j. downie, landed gear up at Brookley Airport, Mobile, AL. The aircraft came to rest on runway 32 with all three gear in the up position. At the time he started to perform the landing check list it started to become bumpy (twr reported wind 320 at 15 G28), he turned to check on his passenger to see that his seat belt was tight. This was apparently enough distration to missthe gear section of the check list, and he continued on. The pilot initially felt that the gear handle was down, and upon landing the gear collapsed. But what actually occurred was a belly landing with no injuries to the pilot or passenger. Minor damage was sustained by the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 13, 2000, PIPER SENECA N304CW, PILOTED BY MR. KENNEDY J. DOWNIE, LANDED GEAR UP AT BROOKLEY AIRPORT, MOBILE, AL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 32 WITH ALL THREE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. AT THE TIME HE STARTED TO PERFORM THE LANDING CHECK LIST IT STARTED TO BECOME BUMPY (TWR REPORTED WIND 320 AT 15 G28), HE TURNED TO CHECK ON HIS PASSENGER TO SEE THAT HIS SEAT BELT WAS TIGHT. THIS WAS APPARENTLY ENOUGH DISTRATION TO MISSTHE GEAR SECTION OF THE CHECK LIST, AND HE CONTINUED ON. THE PILOT INITIALLY FELT THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN, AND UPON LANDING THE GEAR COLLAPSED. BUT WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED WAS A BELLY LANDING WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N304CW · 3

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

Incident 20091231025809ILanding: Approach · Abita Springs, LA12/31/2009 Aircraft landed with nose gear stuck in the retracked (up) position.Dec 31, 2009 · Minor damage Incident 20020723020719ILevel Off Touchdown · New Roads, LA(-23) Pilot was demonstrating an emergency descent to landing at the False River airport (hzr). During this maneuver the pilot noticed that he had misjudged his altitude-vs-descent rate. Upon noticing this, the pilot advanced the throttles and place the…Jul 23, 2002 · Minor damage Accident 19820726034079ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Eagle Pass, TXPilot claims gravel on runway caused brakes to be ineffective, aircraft ran off runway and crashed into a dike.Jul 26, 1982 · Substantial damage