What happened
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(-23) N38AG, PA-24-24, Piper comanche, at 1520 EDT, 7/15/04 landed at the North Central State Airport in Pawtucket RI, runway 23 with the landing gear up. There were no injuries. Damage was to the prop, sudden stoppage to the engine, minor belly skin damage, engine exhaust bent, flap damage, and a broken antenna. Runway 5/23 was closed while the aircraft was moved, no impact to ATC services. The pilot stated that on his third touch and go, during his downwind sequence, he selected the gear down. He didn't notice that as the gear was cycling to the down position the landing gear cb had popped. He didn't remember seeing the green down and locked light. He did not remember hearing the gear warning horn just prior to landing. He did not remember looking at his mirror mounted on the left wing to see if the landing gear was in a down and locked position. He did remember the propeller hitting the pavement and sliding off to the right side of runway 23 into the grass. Inspectors statement: the aircraft was manufactured in 1959 and Mr. Gloster has owned the aircraft for twenty years. Mr. Gloster had the landing gear wiring harness replaced during his last annual because of other gear problems in the past. Mr. Gloster stated that he "has had landing gear problems in the past and recently noticed that the landing gear cb had popped prior to this incident." Regardless of the fact that there may have been a mechanical problem he should have made sure the gear was down and locked to the best of his ability. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N38AG, PA-24-24, PIPER COMANCHE, AT 1520 EDT, 7/15/04 LANDED AT THE NORTH CENTRAL STATE AIRPORT IN PAWTUCKET RI, RUNWAY 23 WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROP, SUDDEN STOPPAGE TO THE ENGINE, MINOR BELLY SKIN DAMAGE, ENGINE EXHAUST BENT, FLAP DAMAGE, AND A BROKEN ANTENNA. RUNWAY 5/23 WAS CLOSED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED, NO IMPACT TO ATC SERVICES. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS THIRD TOUCH AND GO, DURING HIS DOWNWIND SEQUENCE, HE SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN. HE DIDN'T NOTICE THAT AS THE GEAR WAS CYCLING TO THE DOWN POSITION THE LANDING GEAR CB HAD POPPED. HE DIDN'T REMEMBER SEEING THE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT. HE DID NOT REMEMBER HEARING THE GEAR WARNING HORN JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. HE DID NOT REMEMBER LOOKING AT HIS MIRROR MOUNTED ON THE LEFT WING TO SEE IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN A DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. HE DID REMEMBER THE PROPELLER HITTING THE PAVEMENT AND SLIDING OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23 INTO THE GRASS. INSPECTORS STATEMENT: THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1959 AND MR. GLOSTER HAS OWNED THE AIRCRAFT FOR TWENTY YEARS. MR. GLOSTER HAD THE LANDING GEAR WIRING HARNESS REPLACED DURING HIS LAST ANNUAL BECAUSE OF OTHER GEAR PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. MR. GLOSTER STATED THAT HE "HAS HAD LANDING GEAR PROBLEMS IN THE PAST AND RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CB HAD POPPED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT." REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A MECHANICAL PROBLEM HE SHOULD HAVE MADE SURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^