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FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Seward, NE · January 5, 2011

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Date
January 5, 2011 · 12:05 local
Place
Seward, NE
Airport
Seward Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7404Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total60 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N7404YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-463 · Built 1964Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 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 January 5, 2011, N7404Y, PA-30, landed gear up on runway 34 at Seward Municipal Airport, Seward, NE. Investigation revealed that the only marks on the runway were made from the belly of the plane and antennas mounted on the belly. Pieces of the antennas were found on the runway. The aircraft slid on its belly after landing. The gear was up and the flaps were down. There were no marks on the runway from the landing gear doors, gear, nor tires.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 5, 2011, N7404Y, PA-30, LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 34 AT SEWARD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SEWARD, NE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ONLY MARKS ON THE RUNWAY WERE MADE FROM THE BELLY OF THE PLANE AND ANTENNAS MOUNTED ON THE BELLY. PIECES OF THE ANTENNAS WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY AFTER LANDING. THE GEAR WAS UP AND THE FLAPS WERE DOWN.THERE WERE NO MARKS ON THE RUNWAY FROM THE LANDING GEAR DOORS, GEAR, NOR TIRES.