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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Cortez, CO · August 31, 2002

Date: August 31, 2002 · 20:55 local
Place: Cortez, CO
Airport: Cortez-Montezuma County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N31386
Reported as: Piper PA28R201
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 275 total90 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N31386Registered now · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 28R-7837233 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201 Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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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 reported by phone and by his written statement on 9/3/02 the fact relating to the incident. He entered a left downwind approach to runway 21 at Cortez, CO. At about the midfield point he reached up and put the gear extension lever in the down position. The pilot was paying close attention to the aircraft in the pattern ahead and failed to confirm the gear down light. He continued a normal approach to runway 21 and landed gear up. The FBO mechanic found the landing gear circuit breaker popped. The preliminary evaluation there is damage to the propeller, engine, inboard flaps, nose gear doors, and fuselage belly of the aircraft. Cortez flying service mechanic verified the gear selector was in the down position when he looked in the aircraft after the gear up landing. privacy data omitted Cortez flying service mechanic will perform an inspection and furnish a written report of the damage and will verify the cause of the popped circuit breaker. No on scene by the FAA.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED BY PHONE AND BY HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT ON 9/3/02 THE FACT RELATING TO THE INCIDENT. HE ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT CORTEZ, CO. AT ABOUT THE MIDFIELD POINT HE REACHED UP AND PUT THE GEAR EXTENSION LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT WAS PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN AHEAD AND FAILED TO CONFIRM THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT. HE CONTINUED A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AND LANDED GEAR UP. THE FBO MECHANIC FOUND THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, INBOARD FLAPS, NOSE GEAR DOORS, AND FUSELAGE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. CORTEZ FLYING SERVICE MECHANIC VERIFIED THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION WHEN HE LOOKED IN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE GEAR UP LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CORTEZ FLYING SERVICE MECHANIC WILL PERFORM AN INSPECTION AND FURNISH A WRITTEN REPORT OF THE DAMAGE AND WILL VERIFY THE CAUSE OF THE POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER. NO ON SCENE BY THE FAA.

Other reports on N31386 · 2

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

Accident 19881002042651ADescent · Lancaster, CAWhile descending to land overtook N49382 and hit its wing tip. N49382 was climbing from a afb. Both landed safely.Oct 2, 1988 · Substantial damage Incident 19791023054669ISfl Go Around · Lancaster, TXAirspeed got too low on simulated forced landing aproach, aircraft settled in with power.Oct 23, 1979 · Minor damage