# Incident 20090420007369I: Piper PA24, Pahokee, FL, April 20, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2009, 09:58 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co Glades
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7850° N, 80.6934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES (PHK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7850&lon=-80.6934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5748P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5748P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090420007369I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) N5748P LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY 17 AT PHK.  MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT'S FUSELAGE MADE THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED AND CONTINUED AIRBORNE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 51 FEET.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE SECOND CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED ON THE BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE, STOPPING 556 FEET FROM INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT.  PROP STRIKES BEGAN AT 263 FEET FROM INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT AND CONTINUED FOR 271 FEET.  APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES ARE GROUND OFF OF EACH PROP BLADE TIP AND CURLED FORWARD INDICATING ENGINE POWER WAS APPLIED.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN JUST PRIOR TO TURNING BASE, BUT FAILED TO CONFIRM THAT HE HAD A "GEAR DOWN" INDICATION.  THE PIC STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED (POST INCIDENT), THE LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN COMPLETELY AND HAD A STEADY GREEN "GEAR DOWN" INDICATION.

## Other reports on N5748P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230606017559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230606017559I), Jun 6, 2023: Piper PA-24 (N5748P), Williamsburg, VA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear before touchdown. However, before touching down, pilot sensed he was too low/something was wrong, and executed go-around. The…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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