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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Apple Valley, CA · July 24, 2003

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Date
July 24, 2003 · 09:30 local
Place
Apple Valley, CA
Airport
Apple 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
800 total179 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N8982PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4441 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-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 to the occupants of the aircraft as a result of the gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE GEAR UP LANDING.

Other reports on N8982P · 1

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

Incident 20021113031029ILevel Off Touchdown · Borrego Springs, CA(-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…Nov 13, 2002 · Minor damage