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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Minneapolis, MN · August 13, 2002

Date: August 13, 2002 · 21:30 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Anoka County-Blaine Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N144TL
Reported as: Piper PA24
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,273 total829 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N144TLRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-1205 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 08/13/2002, at 2104 hrs local, a Piper PA-24 aircraft, owned by elcon inc., of east bethel, MN landed gear up at Anoka county airport (ane), MN. VFR condition prevailed during this pleasure flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the bottom of the center section only. The sole occupant, the pilot, was uninjured. The pilot holds a single engine land private pilot certificate with an instrument rating. The flight originated at ane on 08/12/2002, at approximately 2045 hrs local.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 08/13/2002, AT 2104 HRS LOCAL, A PIPER PA-24 AIRCRAFT, OWNED BY ELCON INC., OF EAST BETHEL, MN LANDED GEAR UP AT ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT (ANE), MN. VFR CONDITION PREVAILED DURING THIS PLEASURE FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CENTER SECTION ONLY. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT, WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A SINGLE ENGINE LAND PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ANE ON 08/12/2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 2045 HRS LOCAL.