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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Honesdale, PA · September 6, 2005

Date: September 6, 2005 · 10:30 local
Place: Honesdale, PA
Airport: Cherry Ridge Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8392P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,000 total600 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N8392PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3652 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) During an attempted landing on runway 36 at the Cherry Ridge Airport (N30) in Honesdale, PA, the airman realized the local traffic was using runway 18. In the process of changing to runway 18, the airman forgot to extend the landing gear. Weather at the time of the incident was VMC with light winds. The damage was limited to some belly skin and the propeller. There were no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT THE CHERRY RIDGE AIRPORT (N30) IN HONESDALE, PA, THE AIRMAN REALIZED THE LOCAL TRAFFIC WAS USING RUNWAY 18. IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING TO RUNWAY 18, THE AIRMAN FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VMC WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO SOME BELLY SKIN AND THE PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

Other reports on N8392P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19990201000969ILevel Off Touchdown · Reading, PAAcft landing gear collapsed on landing. In process of flying a coupled instrument approach to runway 36 at Reading, PA (rdg), pilot did not ensure that landing gear were locked down, on touching down, landing gear collapsed.Feb 1, 1999 · Minor damage