20020613016049I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA28RT201 · Winder, GA · June 13, 2002

Date: June 13, 2002 · 14:55 local
Place: Winder, GA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N81423
Reported as: Piper PA28RT201
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 427 total250 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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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 he was receiving a stage iii commercial flight check with a certified flight instructor on June 13, 2002. They left tara field stopped at peachtree dekalb and arrived at Winder the second leg. The pilot was instructed to perform a simulated emergency landing. The pilot stated that he felt a shuttering or fluttering feeling as though he had gear extension. The CFI stated he inquired on whether the gear was extended and was given an affirmative answer from the pilot and gave additional instructions for a soft field landing. The pilot stated he did pull the gear selector switch to down position and thought he saw three green lights. The pilot landed the aircraft and slid approximately 75 to 85 feet before coming to a stop on the runway. The aircraft landed with gear up, and received minor damage. The aircraft was lifted up during the runway removal process and the on scene IA stated the gears fell out into position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS RECEIVING A STAGE III COMMERCIAL FLIGHT CHECK WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON JUNE 13, 2002. THEY LEFT TARA FIELD STOPPED AT PEACHTREE DEKALB AND ARRIVED AT WINDER THE SECOND LEG. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO PERFORM A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT A SHUTTERING OR FLUTTERING FEELING AS THOUGH HE HAD GEAR EXTENSION. THE CFI STATED HE INQUIRED ON WHETHER THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND WAS GIVEN AN AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER FROM THE PILOT AND GAVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SOFT FIELD LANDING. THE PILOT STATED HE DID PULL THE GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH TO DOWN POSITION AND THOUGHT HE SAW THREE GREEN LIGHTS. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 85 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR UP, AND RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED UP DURING THE RUNWAY REMOVAL PROCESS AND THE ON SCENE IA STATED THE GEARS FELL OUT INTO POSITION.