20030104000319I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Los Lunas, NM · January 4, 2003

Date: January 4, 2003 · 13:00 local
Place: Los Lunas, NM
Airport: Mid Valley Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4981J
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N4981JRegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2019 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30734 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On January 4, 2003, at 1300 MST, a Piper PA-28R-180, registered to the pilot, george dostal, landed with the gear up at the midvalley air park (E98) in the city of Los Lunas, NM while conducting touch & go landings. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan had not been filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot who was the only occupant was not injured. The flight originated from abq on 01/04/03 at 1230 msr. Pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 36 at E98. While on final during the third touch and go the pilot initiated a go around due to a blocked radio call then when cancelled the go around and landed gear up. When the pilot initiated the go around the gear was retracted. The pilot decided there was no traffic conflict and elected to land. A before landing check list was not accomplished prior to landing for the go around configuration.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 4, 2003, AT 1300 MST, A PIPER PA-28R-180, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, GEORGE DOSTAL, LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP AT THE MIDVALLEY AIR PARK (E98) IN THE CITY OF LOS LUNAS, NM WHILE CONDUCTING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ABQ ON 01/04/03 AT 1230 MSR. PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 36 AT E98. WHILE ON FINAL DURING THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND DUE TO A BLOCKED RADIO CALL THEN WHEN CANCELLED THE GO AROUND AND LANDED GEAR UP. WHEN THE PILOT INITIATED THE GO AROUND THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE PILOT DECIDED THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC CONFLICT AND ELECTED TO LAND. A BEFORE LANDING CHECK LIST WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO LANDING FOR THE GO AROUND CONFIGURATION.