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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Lincoln, NE · June 9, 2000

Date: June 9, 2000 · 08:05 local
Place: Lincoln, NE
Airport: Lincoln Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6671Y
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 830 total120 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N6671YRegistration cancelled Nov 5, 2022 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3988 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23)The pilot of Piper aztec N6671Y failed to properly extend the landing gear for approach and landing on runway 17 at Lincoln Municipal Airport. The pilot failed to use the before landing checklist. The pilot heard the landing gear horn over the runway and saw that the landing gear lights indicated the landing gear had not been extended. The pilot made an immediate go-around, extended the landinge gear, and returned for landing. During post-flight the pilo saw the tail skid both propellers had been damaged during the go-around procedure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT OF PIPER AZTEC N6671Y FAILED TO PROPERLY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT LINCOLN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT FAILED TO USE THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST. THE PILOT HEARD THE LANDING GEAR HORN OVER THE RUNWAY AND SAW THAT THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS INDICATED THE LANDING GEAR HAD NOT BEEN EXTENDED. THE PILOT MADE AN IMMEDIATE GO-AROUND, EXTENDED THE LANDINGE GEAR, AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. DURING POST-FLIGHT THE PILO SAW THE TAIL SKID BOTH PROPELLERS HAD BEEN DAMAGED DURING THE GO-AROUND PROCEDURE.