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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA28R200 · White Plains, NY · May 9, 2000

Date: May 9, 2000 · 11:47 local
Place: White Plains, NY
Airport: Westchester County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N56018
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 409 total58 in this make and model11 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.

(-23)An eyewitness observed the aircraft approaching to land on runway 16 at Westchester County Airport, White Plains NY (hpn). The witness stated that as the aircraft desendes through approxiamtely 100 feet, the landing gear was still retracted. He furhther stated that as the aircraft descended through approxiamtely 50 feet, it appeared that the landing gear began to extend partially, and then retract again. The aircraft landed on it's belly. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AN EYEWITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16 AT WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT, WHITE PLAINS NY (HPN). THE WITNESS STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT DESENDES THROUGH APPROXIAMTELY 100 FEET, THE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED. HE FURHTHER STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH APPROXIAMTELY 50 FEET, IT APPEARED THAT THE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO EXTEND PARTIALLY, AND THEN RETRACT AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON IT'S BELLY. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.