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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ica IAR 823 · Tampa, FL · March 22, 2002

Date: March 22, 2002 · 17:15 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Vandenberg Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N823PB
Reported as: Ica IAR823
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,750 total11 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N823PBRegistered now · Iar Sa Brasov IAR 823S/N 49 · Built 1979 Airframe modelIar Sa Brasov IAR 823 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed brooksville, FL (bkv) at 2200Z, under VFR rules for a direct flight to vandenburg airport (X16). The pilot neglected to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Propeller made contact with the ground, resulting in bending the tips. The flap area, gear, and nose area sustained damage. The aircraft came to rest on runway 5. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED BROOKSVILLE, FL (BKV) AT 2200Z, UNDER VFR RULES FOR A DIRECT FLIGHT TO VANDENBURG AIRPORT (X16). THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, RESULTING IN BENDING THE TIPS. THE FLAP AREA, GEAR, AND NOSE AREA SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 5. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.