20010601011589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Napa, CA · June 1, 2001

Date
June 1, 2001 · 14:45 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Napa County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4136P
Reported as
Piper PA23160
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
491 total54 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23)The pilot stated he had very little experience with the multi-engine aircraft, and he had not flown it for approximately a month. He stated it was busy in the traffic pattern and he was trying to concentrate on the multi-engine procedures of flight. The combination of the three issues over loaded him and he forgot the gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT STATED HE HAD VERY LITTLE EXPERIENCE WITH THE MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, AND HE HAD NOT FLOWN IT FOR APPROXIMATELY A MONTH. HE STATED IT WAS BUSY IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND HE WAS TRYING TO CONCENTRATE ON THE MULTI-ENGINE PROCEDURES OF FLIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE THREE ISSUES OVER LOADED HIM AND HE FORGOT THE GEAR.