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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Morristown, NJ · November 15, 2000

Date: November 15, 2000 · 09:50 local
Place: Morristown, NJ
Airport: Morristown Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3736T
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total100 in the last 90 days

N3736TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30045 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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 nov 15, 2000 I interviewed the PIC and he stated that he was cleared to land on runway 23, as he touched down a cross wind hit him so he did a go around and was cleared to land on runway 31 because of the changing winds. The PIC then stated that he retracted the gear and lined up with runway 31 and "just forgot" to lower the gear. The controller was also interviewed and concurred with what the pilot stated.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOV 15, 2000 I INTERVIEWED THE PIC AND HE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23, AS HE TOUCHED DOWN A CROSS WIND HIT HIM SO HE DID A GO AROUND AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 BECAUSE OF THE CHANGING WINDS. THE PIC THEN STATED THAT HE RETRACTED THE GEAR AND LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 31 AND "JUST FORGOT" TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE CONTROLLER WAS ALSO INTERVIEWED AND CONCURRED WITH WHAT THE PILOT STATED.