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FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Martinsville, VA · February 16, 2007

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Date
February 16, 2007 · 14:00 local
Place
Martinsville, VA
Airport
Blue Ridge Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8213Y
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,277 total2,400 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N8213YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1340 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot, with one (1) passenger on board, departed Martinsville, Virginia (mtv) for chapel hill, north carolina. After departure, at approximately 300' AGL, the cabin door opened. The pilot returned to mtv for landing, thinking that the gear had not been retracted. A normal approach to landing was accomplished, however, the gear was not extended, and the aircraft landed gear up. The aircraft sustained minor damage with no injuries to the passenger or pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT, WITH ONE (1) PASSENGER ON BOARD, DEPARTED MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA (MTV) FOR CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. AFTER DEPARTURE, AT APPROXIMATELY 300' AGL, THE CABIN DOOR OPENED. THE PILOT RETURNED TO MTV FOR LANDING, THINKING THAT THE GEAR HAD NOT BEEN RETRACTED. A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED, HOWEVER, THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER OR PILOT.