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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Coolidge, AZ · February 24, 2008

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Date
February 24, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place
Coolidge, AZ
Airport
Coolidge Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N889TW
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,424 total78 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N889TWRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 2837023 · Built 1989Airframe 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) On Sunday 02/24/2008 at approximately 1500, the pilot privacy data omitted was acting as a flight instructor for privacy data omitted so that he could meet his insurance company's requirements. privacy data omitted Does not hold a complex aircraft endorsement so he is not appropriately rated for the aircraft under FAA requirements. During the last touch and go landing the aircraft came to a stop on the runway with the landing gear not extended. No injuries were reported. privacy data omitted Stated: contributing factors included the preoccupation and discussions dealing with perfecting the approach and landing configuration while in the pattern. Another contributing factor was the dim landing gear down indicators due to the nav light switch being on. The pilot privacy data omitted stated: on the fifth landing, I observed that gear control was in the "gear down" position. privacy data omitted Performed a great approach and landing and the airplane settled on the runway and slid to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SUNDAY 02/24/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SO THAT HE COULD MEET HIS INSURANCE COMPANY'S REQUIREMENTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT HOLD A COMPLEX AIRCRAFT ENDORSEMENT SO HE IS NOT APPROPRIATELY RATED FOR THE AIRCRAFT UNDER FAA REQUIREMENTS. DURING THE LAST TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED: CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED THE PREOCCUPATION AND DISCUSSIONS DEALING WITH PERFECTING THE APPROACH AND LANDING CONFIGURATION WHILE IN THE PATTERN. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE DIM LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATORS DUE TO THE NAV LIGHT SWITCH BEING ON. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED: ON THE FIFTH LANDING, I OBSERVED THAT GEAR CONTROL WAS IN THE "GEAR DOWN" POSITION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED A GREAT APPROACH AND LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP.