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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Latrobe, PA · May 2, 2001

Date: May 2, 2001 · 18:48 local
Place: Latrobe, PA
Airport: Westmoreland County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5408P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,500 total50 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N5408PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-462 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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)The certified flight instructor and the private pilot were practicing instrument training and established on final approach for a landing to runway 23. The aircraft landed with the landing gear in the up position, causing damage to the propeller, engine, and landing gear door. The two pilots stated that the landing gear warning horn did not function; that they (the two pilots aboard) apparently did not make use of the aircraft checklist prior to landing. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WERE PRACTICING INSTRUMENT TRAINING AND ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROACH FOR A LANDING TO RUNWAY 23. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND LANDING GEAR DOOR. THE TWO PILOTS STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT FUNCTION; THAT THEY (THE TWO PILOTS ABOARD) APPARENTLY DID NOT MAKE USE OF THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST PRIOR TO LANDING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N5408P · 2

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

Incident 19880424034119IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Hickory, NCLost directional control on a crosswind landing. Ran off runway onto rough grass area. Not used to hand brake.Apr 24, 1988 · Minor damage Incident 19780110002439ILevel Off Touchdown · Green Bay, WIUnable to fully extend gear before landing. Found circuit breaker popped.Jan 10, 1978 · Minor damage