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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Brighton, CO · March 26, 2004

Date: March 26, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place: Brighton, CO
Airport: Brighton Van Aire Estates Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8428P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,775 total375 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N8428PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3675 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 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) On March 26, 2004, Mr. Jerome walsh departed van-air airport (CO12) in N8428P. He flew to platte valley airport (18V) where he made a full stop landing for fuel. He departed (18V) for (CO12) and landed successfully, taxied in and decided to make another takeoff and short local flight to adjust trim settings. After departure he did not retact the flaps. He noticed another aircraft departing the runway. He made radio announcements of this intent entering the landing pattern. Mr. Walsh stated that he normally places the gear down then extends the flaps as part of his preparation for landing. On this landing the flaps were already down and mentally he thought the gear was down. There was traffic just departing and some unstable air causing him concern. He continued the landing approach and landed with the gear retracted. The propeller was bent belly scraped and one flap had minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 26, 2004, MR. JEROME WALSH DEPARTED VAN-AIR AIRPORT (CO12) IN N8428P. HE FLEW TO PLATTE VALLEY AIRPORT (18V) WHERE HE MADE A FULL STOP LANDING FOR FUEL. HE DEPARTED (18V) FOR (CO12) AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY, TAXIED IN AND DECIDED TO MAKE ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND SHORT LOCAL FLIGHT TO ADJUST TRIM SETTINGS. AFTER DEPARTURE HE DID NOT RETACT THE FLAPS. HE NOTICED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. HE MADE RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THIS INTENT ENTERING THE LANDING PATTERN. MR. WALSH STATED THAT HE NORMALLY PLACES THE GEAR DOWN THEN EXTENDS THE FLAPS AS PART OF HIS PREPARATION FOR LANDING. ON THIS LANDING THE FLAPS WERE ALREADY DOWN AND MENTALLY HE THOUGHT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THERE WAS TRAFFIC JUST DEPARTING AND SOME UNSTABLE AIR CAUSING HIM CONCERN. HE CONTINUED THE LANDING APPROACH AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT BELLY SCRAPED AND ONE FLAP HAD MINOR DAMAGE.