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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Cookson, OK · March 16, 2006

Date: March 16, 2006 · 09:45 local
Place: Cookson, OK
Airport: Tenkiller Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5649P
Reported as: Piper PA24180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 947 total25 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N5649PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-180S/N 24-720 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On March 16, 2006 N5649P a Piper PA-24-180 commanche landed gear up at lake Tenkiller airpark in Cookson, OK. The pilot and sole occupant was uninjured. According to the pilot's written statement he turned base for runway 05 "too soon." The result was a very tight pattern which he said increased his workload and in the process he failed to accomplish the prelanding checklist and noticed the gear unsafe light. The aircraft contacted the turf runway on the centerline approximately 1000 feet from the threshold. It then slid another 500-600 feet on it's belly as it began to depart the centerline to the right at a 10-15 degree angle. All three propeller tips were curled aft at a 40 degree angle. There was no obvious skin damage but antennas on the bottom of the aircraft were destroyed or severely damaged. The flaps were fully extended but sustained no damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 16, 2006 N5649P A PIPER PA-24-180 COMMANCHE LANDED GEAR UP AT LAKE TENKILLER AIRPARK IN COOKSON, OK. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT HE TURNED BASE FOR RUNWAY 05 "TOO SOON." THE RESULT WAS A VERY TIGHT PATTERN WHICH HE SAID INCREASED HIS WORKLOAD AND IN THE PROCESS HE FAILED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PRELANDING CHECKLIST AND NOTICED THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TURF RUNWAY ON THE CENTERLINE APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. IT THEN SLID ANOTHER 500-600 FEET ON IT'S BELLY AS IT BEGAN TO DEPART THE CENTERLINE TO THE RIGHT AT A 10-15 DEGREE ANGLE. ALL THREE PROPELLER TIPS WERE CURLED AFT AT A 40 DEGREE ANGLE. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS SKIN DAMAGE BUT ANTENNAS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED OR SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED BUT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE.