20051021032539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Gaithersburg, MD · October 21, 2005

Date: October 21, 2005 · 17:30 local
Place: Gaithersburg, MD
Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N53667
Reported as: Piper PA46500TP
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total325 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N53667Registration cancelled Mar 29, 2010 · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697158 · Built 2003 Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TP Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42Turbo-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) Aircraft returned from (gyy) to Gaithersburg (gai). The weather was IFR and the pilot missed the approach. Pilot stated, on his second approach he put the gear lever in the down position and dropped one notch of flaps. The aircraft landing gear did not extend and the aircraft landed on its belly. The pilot stated at the interview that he did not remember if he looked at the gear safe light or not. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT RETURNED FROM (GYY) TO GAITHERSBURG (GAI). THE WEATHER WAS IFR AND THE PILOT MISSED THE APPROACH. PILOT STATED, ON HIS SECOND APPROACH HE PUT THE GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION AND DROPPED ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BELLY. THE PILOT STATED AT THE INTERVIEW THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER IF HE LOOKED AT THE GEAR SAFE LIGHT OR NOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.