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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Darrington, WA · March 11, 2006

Date: March 11, 2006 · 15:10 local
Place: Darrington, WA
Airport: Darrington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N15421
Reported as: Piper PA34200
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N15421Registration cancelled Feb 16, 2017 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350062 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) On the third attempt to land on runway 28 at the Darrington Municipal Airport, Darrington WA, the aircraft was landed gear up. The pilot stated he was high on the previous two approaches and was distracted on third approach, forgetting to lower the landing gear. Aircraft landed on centerline and remained on the runway. Damage to both propellers and minor scrapes to belly skin.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE DARRINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DARRINGTON WA, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED GEAR UP. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS HIGH ON THE PREVIOUS TWO APPROACHES AND WAS DISTRACTED ON THIRD APPROACH, FORGETTING TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON CENTERLINE AND REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS AND MINOR SCRAPES TO BELLY SKIN.

Other reports on N15421 · 1

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

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