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FAA incident report · Piper PA28R200 · Hammonton, NJ · March 8, 2003

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Date
March 8, 2003 · 15:10 local
Place
Hammonton, NJ
Airport
Hammonton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2954R
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
263 total263 in this make and model3 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) Aircraft landed gear up on runway 21 at N81. Pilot stated that he had three green gear indications on downwind to runway 21. Pilot did not remember verifying the gear down on short final. An inspection of the aircraft as it sat on the runway showed that the nose gear door closed and the nose gear in the well. Both mains were down about 2 to 3 inches. There was no damage to the main gear doors or wheels. Aircraft was raised and the landing gear was lowered with out any problem. Aircraft was moved to a hangar and the landing gear was cycled eight times. On all eight extensions all three gears did lock in the down position with three green lights. Pilot also stated that he did not hear a gear horn. He also stated that he had 10 degree of flaps down. Aircraft flight manual states ---"activates a warning horn and light whenever the flaps are extended beyond the approach position (10 degree) and the landing gear is not down and locked". privacy data omitted This incident considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 21 AT N81. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD THREE GREEN GEAR INDICATIONS ON DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 21. PILOT DID NOT REMEMBER VERIFYING THE GEAR DOWN ON SHORT FINAL. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT SAT ON THE RUNWAY SHOWED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOOR CLOSED AND THE NOSE GEAR IN THE WELL. BOTH MAINS WERE DOWN ABOUT 2 TO 3 INCHES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE MAIN GEAR DOORS OR WHEELS. AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED WITH OUT ANY PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A HANGAR AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED EIGHT TIMES. ON ALL EIGHT EXTENSIONS ALL THREE GEARS DID LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR A GEAR HORN. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD 10 DEGREE OF FLAPS DOWN. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL STATES ---"ACTIVATES A WARNING HORN AND LIGHT WHENEVER THE FLAPS ARE EXTENDED BEYOND THE APPROACH POSITION (10 DEGREE) AND THE LANDING GEAR IS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED". ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT CONSIDERED CLOSED.