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FAA incident report · Lakeac 250LAKE · Valparaiso, IN · April 29, 2007

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Date
April 29, 2007 · 12:30 local
Place
Valparaiso, IN
Airport
Porter County Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8551D
Reported as
Lakeac 250LAKE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N8551DRegistered now · Aerofab LAKE 250S/N 125Airframe modelAerofab LAKE 250Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated that he was approaching from the north for runway 18, wind was from 230 sky condition clear. Traffic was departing 18 and some using runway 27. Pilot became distracted with UNICOM transmissions. Put down flaps but did not put landing gear down, acft landed on keel and skidded to the left of the runway onto the grass. Aircraft is not equipped with warning horn. Counseled pilot on following check list procedures. Cross check prior to landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH FOR RUNWAY 18, WIND WAS FROM 230 SKY CONDITION CLEAR. TRAFFIC WAS DEPARTING 18 AND SOME USING RUNWAY 27. PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED WITH UNICOM TRANSMISSIONS. PUT DOWN FLAPS BUT DID NOT PUT LANDING GEAR DOWN, ACFT LANDED ON KEEL AND SKIDDED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. AIRCRAFT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH WARNING HORN. COUNSELED PILOT ON FOLLOWING CHECK LIST PROCEDURES. CROSS CHECK PRIOR TO LANDING.