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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-400 · Torrance, CA · June 2, 2009

Date
June 2, 2009 · 13:57 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Zamperini Field
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N400Y
Reported as
Piper PA24400
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,010 total101 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During approach for landing at toa, the landing gear was not extended and the aircraft sustained minor damage to the lower fuselage and propeller. The pilot indicated that he failed to extend the gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING AT TOA, THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR.