20021113031029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Borrego Springs, CA · November 13, 2002

Date: November 13, 2002 · 12:00 local
Place: Borrego Springs, CA
Airport: Borrego Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8982P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N8982PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4441 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot and his passenger departed apple valley airport, CA. On a cross country flight with the intended destination of Borrego airport (L08). The pilot failed to extend the landing gear prior to landing. The aircraft landed gear up on runway 7 causing minor damage to the aircraft. Damage to the aircraft consisted of bent propeller blades, and sheet metal damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot and his passenger were not injured as a result of the incident. There was no other property damage. The pilot stated that he was distracted during his final approach by another aircraft that was also on approach to the same runway. The pilot was counseled by the reporting and accompanying inspectors. This report is not related to any NMAC or pilot deviation reported by ATC.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER DEPARTED APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT, CA. ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF BORREGO AIRPORT (L08). THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 7 CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF BENT PROPELLER BLADES, AND SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED DURING HIS FINAL APPROACH BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT WAS ALSO ON APPROACH TO THE SAME RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY THE REPORTING AND ACCOMPANYING INSPECTORS. THIS REPORT IS NOT RELATED TO ANY NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION REPORTED BY ATC.

Other reports on N8982P · 1

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

Incident 20030724016509ILevel Off Touchdown · Apple Valley, CA(-23) Pilot was practicing touch and goes at Apple Valley Airport and lost concentration as a result of other aircraft in the pattern. The pilot failed to lower the landing gear before touching down and landed with the aircraft's gear retracted. No injuries…Jul 24, 2003 · Minor damage