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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Conaer LA4200 · Norwood, MA · August 9, 2008

Date: August 9, 2008 · 15:11 local
Place: Norwood, MA
Airport: Norwood Memorial
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1231L
Reported as: Conaer LA4200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,842 total174 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N1231LRegistered now · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200S/N 731 · Built 1976 Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 Engine 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) The pilot was practicing touch-and-go takeoff and landings at the kowd airport. He left the landing gear down through out the exercises. After the 4th touch-and-go the pilot decided to depart the terminal area and proceed to the lakeville area to practice water takeoffs and landings. However, he changed his mind and decided to remain in the traffic pattern for one more touch-and-go. Air traffic control instructed him to follow another aircraft. The pilot failed to extend his landing gear prior to landing. The aircraft slid along the runway centerline and came to a stop slightly left of the centerline. The landing was smooth with no damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT THE KOWD AIRPORT. HE LEFT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN THROUGH OUT THE EXERCISES. AFTER THE 4TH TOUCH-AND-GO THE PILOT DECIDED TO DEPART THE TERMINAL AREA AND PROCEED TO THE LAKEVILLE AREA TO PRACTICE WATER TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. HOWEVER, HE CHANGED HIS MIND AND DECIDED TO REMAIN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR ONE MORE TOUCH-AND-GO. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL INSTRUCTED HIM TO FOLLOW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND HIS LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ALONG THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND CAME TO A STOP SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.