20091205022729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-60-602P · Concord, CA · December 5, 2009

Date: December 5, 2009 · 16:26 local
Place: Concord, CA
Airport: Buchanan Field
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N602WK
Reported as: Piper PA60602P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,858 total325 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N602WKRegistered now · Piper PA-60-602PS/N 60-8365019 · Built 1983 Airframe modelPiper PA-60-602P Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

After completing a missed approach off runway 32R, Mr. Pike retracted the landing gear and set flaps to 20%. On down wind flaps were set to 40% landing gear was not extended. Aircraft landed with gear retracted. Landing gear warning activates between 13 to 15 inches of manifold pressure. With flaps set to 20%, 18 inches of manifold pressure is required to maintain airspeed. With flaps set to 40% and aircraft on final approach, 20 inches of manifold pressure is required to maintain airspeed. Gear warning activates during flair just prior to touch down.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER COMPLETING A MISSED APPROACH OFF RUNWAY 32R, MR. PIKE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND SET FLAPS TO 20%. ON DOWN WIND FLAPS WERE SET TO 40% LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR RETRACTED. LANDING GEAR WARNING ACTIVATES BETWEEN 13 TO 15 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. WITH FLAPS SET TO 20%, 18 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. WITH FLAPS SET TO 40% AND AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH, 20 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. GEAR WARNING ACTIVATES DURING FLAIR JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN.