20040813020729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Lincoln, CA · August 13, 2004

Date: August 13, 2004 · 15:03 local
Place: Lincoln, CA
Airport: Lincoln Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7418Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N7418YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-482 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 stated that he departed the airport for some pattern work. When he was downwind for landing he accomplished his checklist including the lowering of the landing gear. There were two aircraft in the pattern in front of him and they seemed to fly further out than unusual for landing. Due to the extended downwind he chose to retract his gear for better performance. He turned final and proceeded to the airport to land and forgot that he had retracted the gear. He subsequently landed gear up. There were no injuries. An airworthiness inspector went to the airport and stated that there was minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT FOR SOME PATTERN WORK. WHEN HE WAS DOWNWIND FOR LANDING HE ACCOMPLISHED HIS CHECKLIST INCLUDING THE LOWERING OF THE LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE TWO AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN IN FRONT OF HIM AND THEY SEEMED TO FLY FURTHER OUT THAN UNUSUAL FOR LANDING. DUE TO THE EXTENDED DOWNWIND HE CHOSE TO RETRACT HIS GEAR FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE. HE TURNED FINAL AND PROCEEDED TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND AND FORGOT THAT HE HAD RETRACTED THE GEAR. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED GEAR UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR WENT TO THE AIRPORT AND STATED THAT THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.