20010512015199I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Fitchburg, MA · May 12, 2001

Date
May 12, 2001 · 14:00 local
Place
Fitchburg, MA
Airport
Fitchburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4635J
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
Pilot’s flight hours
126 total72 in this make and model20 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) N4635J, Piper PA28R-180, at 1400 EDT, landed at fitchburt municipal airport, runway 14 with the landing gear in the retracted position. The student pilot stated that on left downwind to land on runway 14, he lowered the landing gear lever, however, he also stated that he did not hear the landing gear warning horn and did not check the landing gear intransit and position indicator lights prior to landing. Functional check of the landing gear did not disclose any discrepancies.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N4635J, PIPER PA28R-180, AT 1400 EDT, LANDED AT FITCHBURT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, RUNWAY 14 WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT ON LEFT DOWNWIND TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14, HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER, HOWEVER, HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AND DID NOT CHECK THE LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT AND POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS PRIOR TO LANDING. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY DISCREPANCIES.

Other reports on N4635J · 5

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