20050605019579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Plattsburgh, NY · June 5, 2005

Date
June 5, 2005 · 15:15 local
Place
Plattsburgh, NY
Airport
Clinton County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N803BB
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

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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 June 5, 2005 the pilot privacy data omitted took off from Clinton County Airport (kplb) at 2:45PM in his Piper PA-32 with two passengers on board. He flew around for approximately a half hour, then came in to land on runway 14. After touchdown, he realized he did not put down the landing gear. The aircraft slid on its belly and for approximately 600 feet and eventually came to a stop on the runway. Damage to the aircraft was scrapes on the belly and bent propeller. The scrapes on the belly started at the nose wheel doors, and continued all the way to just aft of the flaps. The left and right flaps were damaged, with severe scrapes approximately 6 inches outboard from the fuselage. The tail tie-down bracket, has evidence of a small amount being grounded off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 5, 2005 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ TOOK OFF FROM CLINTON COUNTY AIRPORT (KPLB) AT 2:45PM IN HIS PIPER PA-32 WITH TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. HE FLEW AROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY A HALF HOUR, THEN CAME IN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE REALIZED HE DID NOT PUT DOWN THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY AND FOR APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCRAPES ON THE BELLY AND BENT PROPELLER. THE SCRAPES ON THE BELLY STARTED AT THE NOSE WHEEL DOORS, AND CONTINUED ALL THE WAY TO JUST AFT OF THE FLAPS. THE LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS WERE DAMAGED, WITH SEVERE SCRAPES APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OUTBOARD FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE TAIL TIE-DOWN BRACKET, HAS EVIDENCE OF A SMALL AMOUNT BEING GROUNDED OFF.