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FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Troy, MI · July 10, 2008

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Date
July 10, 2008 · 18:30 local
Place
Troy, MI
Airport
Oakland/Troy
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15EE
Reported as
Piper PA34220T
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total400 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N15EERegistered now · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 34-8133054 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Coming in for a landing at vll (Troy airport , MI) on runway 27 - called final approach 6 miles out and performed landing checklist twice. Called final approach 2 miles out and again performed landing checklist. Touched landing gear handle, but did not lower handle to lower the gear. Pulled throttle back to slow down to land, then landed with landing gear not extended. 2 other passengers in the aircraft didn't realize the aircraft touched and scraped the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) COMING IN FOR A LANDING AT VLL (TROY AIRPORT , MI) ON RUNWAY 27 - CALLED FINAL APPROACH 6 MILES OUT AND PERFORMED LANDING CHECKLIST TWICE. CALLED FINAL APPROACH 2 MILES OUT AND AGAIN PERFORMED LANDING CHECKLIST. TOUCHED LANDING GEAR HANDLE, BUT DID NOT LOWER HANDLE TO LOWER THE GEAR. PULLED THROTTLE BACK TO SLOW DOWN TO LAND, THEN LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDED. 2 OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE AIRCRAFT DIDN'T REALIZE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED AND SCRAPED THE GROUND.