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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Batavia, NY · May 31, 2008

Date: May 31, 2008 · 10:30 local
Place: Batavia, NY
Airport: Genesee County
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N169JB
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,800 total1,748 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N169JBRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1169 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 31 may 2008 a Piper PA-30, on approach to runway 28 at kqvb landd with the gear up. The PIC stated that he was instructing the student on how to shoot an approach with additional power due to the fact that on the previous approach he had experienced a 15 to 20 knot windshear as indicated by the GPS onboard. The PIC stated he instructed the student on his approach procedures and as the aircraft flared and settled to the runway he realized that they had forgotten to put the gear down. Due to the higher power settings the landing gear warning horn did not go off as the throttles were forward of the switches that activated the warning horn. There was no personal injury. Both props damaged and sheet metal damage on the aircraft belly. The right wing leading edge sustained minor damage from impacting a taxi light. This incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 31 MAY 2008 A PIPER PA-30, ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 AT KQVB LANDD WITH THE GEAR UP. THE PIC STATED THAT HE WAS INSTRUCTING THE STUDENT ON HOW TO SHOOT AN APPROACH WITH ADDITIONAL POWER DUE TO THE FACT THAT ON THE PREVIOUS APPROACH HE HAD EXPERIENCED A 15 TO 20 KNOT WINDSHEAR AS INDICATED BY THE GPS ONBOARD. THE PIC STATED HE INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT ON HIS APPROACH PROCEDURES AND AS THE AIRCRAFT FLARED AND SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY HE REALIZED THAT THEY HAD FORGOTTEN TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. DUE TO THE HIGHER POWER SETTINGS THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT GO OFF AS THE THROTTLES WERE FORWARD OF THE SWITCHES THAT ACTIVATED THE WARNING HORN. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. BOTH PROPS DAMAGED AND SHEET METAL DAMAGE ON THE AIRCRAFT BELLY. THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM IMPACTING A TAXI LIGHT. THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.