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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA24180 · Pueblo, CO · March 25, 2009

Date: March 25, 2009 · 19:30 local
Place: Pueblo, CO
Airport: Pueblo Memorial
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5173P
Reported as: Piper PA24180
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 148 total25 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5173PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-192 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 March 25, 2009, Piper-24, single engine airplane, N5173P, landed with a gear up incident at the Pueblo, Colorado airport. Pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 26L, during takeoff phase, at about 60 feet AGL. The aircraft lost lift and pilot activated the gear extension, aircraft impacted ground too quick. After impact, aircraft skidded towards runway 8L. privacy data omitted Was the pilot-in-command, aircraft had two passenger onboard. No injuries were reported. There was minor damage to the wings, aircraft under carriage, propeller and landing gear. There was no damage to the engine firewall or the wing spars. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from kpub and enroute to kats.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2009, PIPER-24, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N5173P, LANDED WITH A GEAR UP INCIDENT AT THE PUEBLO, COLORADO AIRPORT. PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 26L, DURING TAKEOFF PHASE, AT ABOUT 60 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND PILOT ACTIVATED THE GEAR EXTENSION, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND TOO QUICK. AFTER IMPACT, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TOWARDS RUNWAY 8L. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, AIRCRAFT HAD TWO PASSENGER ONBOARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, AIRCRAFT UNDER CARRIAGE, PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL OR THE WING SPARS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KPUB AND ENROUTE TO KATS.