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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Tampa, FL · December 20, 2007

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Date
December 20, 2007 · 12:30 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Vandenberg
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8369P
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
968 total458 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N8369PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3627 · Built 1964Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 20, 2007 at 1230 EDT, a Piper PA-24-250, s/n 24-3627, N8369P registered to five aces corp, Tampa, FL and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted made a gear up landing at Vandenberg Airport (vdf). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot did not receive any injuries. Pilot stated that he was practicing forced landing exercises at time of incident when he forgot to extend the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 20, 2007 AT 1230 EDT, A PIPER PA-24-250, S/N 24-3627, N8369P REGISTERED TO FIVE ACES CORP, TAMPA, FL AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AT VANDENBERG AIRPORT (VDF). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING FORCED LANDING EXERCISES AT TIME OF INCIDENT WHEN HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.