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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201 · Salinas, CA · October 23, 2000

Date: October 23, 2000 · 17:00 local
Place: Salinas, CA
Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8182M
Reported as: Piper PA28RT201

N8182MRegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201S/N 28R-8018058 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was ferrying N8182M from its maintenance base at monterey, CA. To its home base at Salinas, CA. While entering a right base leg for runway 13, tower called Beech baron traffic on right downwind to be followed by another a/c on left downwind. Pilot remembers going through his checklist and reaching for the gear switch. He could not locate the baron and was concerned about the traffic. However, the traffic distraction interrupted his routine before he extended the landing gear. The pilot reported that he heard no gear warning horn during the descent to a gear-up landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS FERRYING N8182M FROM ITS MAINTENANCE BASE AT MONTEREY, CA. TO ITS HOME BASE AT SALINAS, CA. WHILE ENTERING A RIGHT BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 13, TOWER CALLED BEECH BARON TRAFFIC ON RIGHT DOWNWIND TO BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER A/C ON LEFT DOWNWIND. PILOT REMEMBERS GOING THROUGH HIS CHECKLIST AND REACHING FOR THE GEAR SWITCH. HE COULD NOT LOCATE THE BARON AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, THE TRAFFIC DISTRACTION INTERRUPTED HIS ROUTINE BEFORE HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD NO GEAR WARNING HORN DURING THE DESCENT TO A GEAR-UP LANDING.