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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Southbridge, MA · May 2, 2010

Date
May 2, 2010 · 09:15 local
Place
Southbridge, MA
Airport
Southbridge
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5381F
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
291 total180 in this make and model30 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.

Pilot departed mansfield, MA and when he entered the pattern at Southbridge, he was concerned about other traffic and became distracted. He stated he heard the horn, but he failed to put the gear down. He said there was no excuse.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED MANSFIELD, MA AND WHEN HE ENTERED THE PATTERN AT SOUTHBRIDGE, HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER TRAFFIC AND BECAME DISTRACTED. HE STATED HE HEARD THE HORN, BUT HE FAILED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. HE SAID THERE WAS NO EXCUSE.

Other reports on N5381F · 2

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