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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Concord, NC · October 11, 2003

Date: October 11, 2003 · 13:47 local
Place: Concord, NC
Airport: Concord Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6174J
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total

N6174JRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680325 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was on approach to runway 20 with the gear down and was given a left turn off the approach for traffic. He put the gear up while making the left turn. Pilot climbed to pattern altitude and got back into the the traffic pattern and was cleared to land on runway 20. Pilot stated that he got distracted with the go around and forgot to put the gear down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20 WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND WAS GIVEN A LEFT TURN OFF THE APPROACH FOR TRAFFIC. HE PUT THE GEAR UP WHILE MAKING THE LEFT TURN. PILOT CLIMBED TO PATTERN ALTITUDE AND GOT BACK INTO THE THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20. PILOT STATED THAT HE GOT DISTRACTED WITH THE GO AROUND AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.