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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Murfreesboro, TN · May 23, 2007

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Date
May 23, 2007 · 18:50 local
Place
Murfreesboro, TN
Airport
Murfreesboro Municipal
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N124MT
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
213 total34 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N124MTRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 2844092 · Built 2003Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While practicing multiple power-off 180 degree accuracy approach and landings, the pilot failed to lower the aircraft landing gear resulting in a gear up landing. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the propeller, flaps, and gear doors. The pilot stated that the incident occurred after completing approximately eleven takeoff and landings, and believes that he was distracted by a radio call from another aircraft entering the uncontrolled airport traffic pattern just prior to completing his checklist items. The pilot stated that, due to his performing numerous traffic patterns while practicing, he had been completing the before landing checklist items by memory. The aircraft was equipped with an approved manufacturers, and approved pilot school, cockpit checklist. The pilot did not remember hearing the landing gear warning horn until just before the aircraft touched down. A microswitch in the PA-28R-201 throttle quadrant will activate the landing gear warning horn when the gear is up and power is reduced below 14 inches of manifold pressure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING MULTIPLE POWER-OFF 180 DEGREE ACCURACY APPROACH AND LANDINGS, THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FLAPS, AND GEAR DOORS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER COMPLETING APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS, AND BELIEVES THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A RADIO CALL FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ENTERING THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN JUST PRIOR TO COMPLETING HIS CHECKLIST ITEMS. THE PILOT STATED THAT, DUE TO HIS PERFORMING NUMEROUS TRAFFIC PATTERNS WHILE PRACTICING, HE HAD BEEN COMPLETING THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST ITEMS BY MEMORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED MANUFACTURERS, AND APPROVED PILOT SCHOOL, COCKPIT CHECKLIST. THE PILOT DID NOT REMEMBER HEARING THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN UNTIL JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. A MICROSWITCH IN THE PA-28R-201 THROTTLE QUADRANT WILL ACTIVATE THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WHEN THE GEAR IS UP AND POWER IS REDUCED BELOW 14 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE.