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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Lake Wales, FL · October 23, 2009

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Date
October 23, 2009 · 13:00 local
Place
Lake Wales, FL
Airport
Lake Wales Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
TN4S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3882T
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-180
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total35 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N3882TRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2021 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30209 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On October 23, 2009, aircraft N3382T, serial number 28R-30209 landed on runway 17 at the Lake Wales airport with the main landing gear partially extended and the nose landing gear in the retracted position. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, left and right flaps, nose landing gear doors, and the fuselage lower section. At approximately 1630 hours, an inspector from this office interviewed the pilot in command, Mr. George manual zamora at the scene of the incident. During the interview, Mr. Zamora stated that he was instructing his student, Mr. Daniel malo iriate how to conduct takeoffs and landings. On the fifth landing, he placed the landing gear handle in the down position and verified that the three green gear down and locked lights were illuminate. On final approach, he selected 25% flaps and instructed the student to land soft when propellers struck the runway. On October 27, 2009 an airframe and powerplant mechanic performed an operational check of the landing gear system; no malfunction or discrepancy was identified.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 23, 2009, AIRCRAFT N3382T, SERIAL NUMBER 28R-30209 LANDED ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE LAKE WALES AIRPORT WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND THE FUSELAGE LOWER SECTION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 HOURS, AN INSPECTOR FROM THIS OFFICE INTERVIEWED THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. GEORGE MANUAL ZAMORA AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT. DURING THE INTERVIEW, MR. ZAMORA STATED THAT HE WAS INSTRUCTING HIS STUDENT, MR. DANIEL MALO IRIATE HOW TO CONDUCT TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE FIFTH LANDING, HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND VERIFIED THAT THE THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATE. ON FINAL APPROACH, HE SELECTED 25% FLAPS AND INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO LAND SOFT WHEN PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY. ON OCTOBER 27, 2009 AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM; NO MALFUNCTION OR DISCREPANCY WAS IDENTIFIED.