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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Talladega, AL · April 20, 2002

Date: April 20, 2002 · 08:35 local
Place: Talladega, AL
Airport: Talladega Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N475DT
Reported as: Piper PA32R301T
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total200 in this make and model

N475DTRegistration cancelled Aug 11, 2020 · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8129027 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T 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) The pilot stated: just as the aircraft started to flare over the runway, someone on the ground radioed, your gear is not down. He checked the gear lever, just as the main gear touched down. He decided that the radio warning was not for his aircraft. He continued to land the aircraft lowering the nose of the aircraft. The nose gear did not extend, the propeller struck the runway and the main gear collapsed. The aircraft received major damage to main and nose landing gear area, the propeller and the belly skin of the aircraft. There were no injuries as a result of this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED: JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO FLARE OVER THE RUNWAY, SOMEONE ON THE GROUND RADIOED, YOUR GEAR IS NOT DOWN. HE CHECKED THE GEAR LEVER, JUST AS THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN. HE DECIDED THAT THE RADIO WARNING WAS NOT FOR HIS AIRCRAFT. HE CONTINUED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT LOWERING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE TO MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA, THE PROPELLER AND THE BELLY SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.