# Incident 20011019027439I: Piper PA28RT201, Pell City, AL, October 19, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2001, 13:50 local time
- Place: Pell City, AL
- Airport: St Clair County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5588° N, 86.2491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST CLAIR COUNTY (PLR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5588&lon=-86.2491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2824Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2824Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,316 total, 50 in this make and model, 184 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011019027439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING TRAINING FOR A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATION, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS THIRD TOUCH AND GO. WHEN FULL POWER WAS APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT FISHTAILED AS THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT RAISED THE FLAPS. IMMEDIATELY, THE PROPELLER STARTED STRIKING THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON ITS BELLY. INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SHOWED NO DAMAGE TO THE GEAR WITH MINIMAL ABRASION OF THE EXTERIOR SKIN OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY LONGITUDINAL STRINGERS AND WING SPAR CAP. INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR (ELECTRICAL TYPE) REVEALED IT HAD A POSITIVE DETENT IN BOTH THE GEAR UP OR DOWN POSITIONS. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED OFF THE GROUND AND THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE PROPELLER WAS UNDER FULL POWER AS IT STRUCK THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY.

## Other reports on N2824Y (4)

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

- [Incident 19991027033449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991027033449I), Oct 27, 1999: Piper PA28RT201 (N2824Y), Van Nuys, CA. (-23) Aircraft departed bur (IFR departure) and found that power could not be reduced. Throttle control was frozen in the full throttle position. Bur tower…
- [Incident 19901015052999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901015052999I), Oct 15, 1990: Piper PA28RT201 (N2824Y), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear while making a touch and go landing. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19900214003569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900214003569A), Feb 14, 1990: Piper PA28RT201 (N2824Y), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in quartering tailwind. Locked brakes and ground looped.
- [Incident 19881103061769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881103061769I), Nov 3, 1988: Piper PA28RT201 (N2824Y), Lincoln, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot stated he was sure gear indicated down and locked. No cause found.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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