20010820022489I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Sinton, TX · August 20, 2001

Date: August 20, 2001 · 19:30 local
Place: Sinton, TX
Airport: San Patricio County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6095Y
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,300 total50 in this make and model350 in the last 90 days

N6095YRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3302 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft landed gear up. According to the pilot, he had just returned from victoria, Texas, where he was practicing instrument approaches in preparation for a multi-engine ATP check ride. During his VFR approach into Sinton, Texas, he noticed that the left brake pedal was soft. He pumped the brake several times until the brake seemed normal. He thought the gear was down and landed. He indicated that he might have been distracted with the brake condition overlooking the landing gear position. He stated that he was wearing a headset and does no remember hearing the gear warning horn.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM VICTORIA, TEXAS, WHERE HE WAS PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES IN PREPARATION FOR A MULTI-ENGINE ATP CHECK RIDE. DURING HIS VFR APPROACH INTO SINTON, TEXAS, HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT. HE PUMPED THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE BRAKE SEEMED NORMAL. HE THOUGHT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LANDED. HE INDICATED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED WITH THE BRAKE CONDITION OVERLOOKING THE LANDING GEAR POSITION. HE STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING A HEADSET AND DOES NO REMEMBER HEARING THE GEAR WARNING HORN.