20061216030349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Patterson, LA · December 16, 2006

Date: December 16, 2006 · 17:00 local
Place: Patterson, LA
Airport: Harry P Williams Memorial
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N198PS
Reported as: Piper PA34220T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total1,000 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N198PSRegistered now · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 3449051 · Built 1998 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Airman failed to extend landing gear per "before landing" checklist. Pilot mistook gear warning horn (audible alarm) for a non-existent GPS waypoint crossing alarm. He was unable to initiate a go-around prior to ground contact and terminated the landing in a gear up configuration. The weather was VFR, no flight plan was on file. The investigation indicated administrative action would be utilized in closing this investigation. The formal counseling documentation was forwarded to the certificate holder.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PER "BEFORE LANDING" CHECKLIST. PILOT MISTOOK GEAR WARNING HORN (AUDIBLE ALARM) FOR A NON-EXISTENT GPS WAYPOINT CROSSING ALARM. HE WAS UNABLE TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT AND TERMINATED THE LANDING IN A GEAR UP CONFIGURATION. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE INVESTIGATION INDICATED ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION WOULD BE UTILIZED IN CLOSING THIS INVESTIGATION. THE FORMAL COUNSELING DOCUMENTATION WAS FORWARDED TO THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER.