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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Sanford, ME · August 31, 2010

Date
August 31, 2010 · 08:30 local
Place
Sanford, ME
Airport
Sanford Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5354R
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
594 total383 in this make and model3 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.

Description of eventpilot landed gear-up on runway 32 at the Sanford municipal airport, Sanford, Maine (sfm). Pilot stated he had completed "gumps" check on downwind leg however due to other aircraft in the pattern he delayed extending the landing gear and had intended to lower the gear as he progressed on the downwind leg. Causal and/or contributing factorspilot stated he was distracted however, he did not provide an explaination as to what distracted him. Recommendations for systemic corrective action to reduce future occurencescomplete check list - do not consider check list has been completed until all items have been placed in the configuration specified in the check listconduct aircraft configuration check on short final to confirm three important items that could significantly impact safety of the aircraft: "gear - down / flaps - set / cleared to land. Commentsnone

As the FAA filed it

DESCRIPTION OF EVENTPILOT LANDED GEAR-UP ON RUNWAY 32 AT THE SANFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SANFORD, MAINE (SFM). PILOT STATED HE HAD COMPLETED "GUMPS" CHECK ON DOWNWIND LEG HOWEVER DUE TO OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN HE DELAYED EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR AND HAD INTENDED TO LOWER THE GEAR AS HE PROGRESSED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG.CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORSPILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED HOWEVER, HE DID NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLAINATION AS TO WHAT DISTRACTED HIM.RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REDUCE FUTURE OCCURENCESCOMPLETE CHECK LIST - DO NOT CONSIDER CHECK LIST HAS BEEN COMPLETED UNTIL ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE CONFIGURATION SPECIFIED IN THE CHECK LISTCONDUCT AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION CHECK ON SHORT FINAL TO CONFIRM THREE IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT SAFETY OF THE AIRCRAFT: "GEAR - DOWN / FLAPS - SET / CLEARED TO LAND.COMMENTSNONE