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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Tyler, TX · June 20, 2003

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Date
June 20, 2003 · 16:55 local
Place
Tyler, TX
Airport
Tyler Pounds Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N730X
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
Pilot’s flight hours
245 total40 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N730XRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 2844066 · Built 2002Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Lai landed on runway 4 at ktyr airport at 1655 on June 20th, 2003 with the landing gear retracted. Mr. Lai planned to practice landings in the traffic pattern that day. This was the first landing of his flight. Mr. Lai is a student at oxford aviation training academy working on his commercial instrument certificate. Mr. Lai's last flight was on June 7th prior to the incident. Mr. Lai admitted in writing to me that he failed to properly use the checklist even though it was in his lap resulting in the gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. LAI LANDED ON RUNWAY 4 AT KTYR AIRPORT AT 1655 ON JUNE 20TH, 2003 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. MR. LAI PLANNED TO PRACTICE LANDINGS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN THAT DAY. THIS WAS THE FIRST LANDING OF HIS FLIGHT. MR. LAI IS A STUDENT AT OXFORD AVIATION TRAINING ACADEMY WORKING ON HIS COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENT CERTIFICATE. MR. LAI'S LAST FLIGHT WAS ON JUNE 7TH PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. MR. LAI ADMITTED IN WRITING TO ME THAT HE FAILED TO PROPERLY USE THE CHECKLIST EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN HIS LAP RESULTING IN THE GEAR UP LANDING.