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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Lima, OH · July 10, 2001

Date: July 10, 2001 · 15:30 local
Place: Lima, OH
Airport: Lima Allen County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4607J
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 148 total13 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N4607JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30487 · Built 1968 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) The PIC related, during a checkout flight with another pilot, which had involved many landings, he forgot to lower the landing gear prior to landing. The aircraft landed gear up. Damage limited to the propeller and bottom antennas. It was reported the automatic landing gear extension system had been overridden for the checkout flight. When the aircraft was jacked up, the landing gear fell out to a normal down and locked position. There were no reported problems with the landing gear prior to this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PIC RELATED, DURING A CHECKOUT FLIGHT WITH ANOTHER PILOT, WHICH HAD INVOLVED MANY LANDINGS, HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND BOTTOM ANTENNAS. IT WAS REPORTED THE AUTOMATIC LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM HAD BEEN OVERRIDDEN FOR THE CHECKOUT FLIGHT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP, THE LANDING GEAR FELL OUT TO A NORMAL DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.