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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Great Bend, KS · February 23, 2011

Date: February 23, 2011 · 15:45 local
Place: Great Bend, KS
Airport: Great Bend Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7707P
Reported as: Piper PA-24
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,143 total486 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N7707PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-2919 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot was on a day VFR flight from kit carson county airport, burlington, co (kitr), landing on runway 35 at Great Bend Municipal Airport, Great Bend, KS (kgbd). He stated he moved the gear selector, but it did not go all the way to the "gear down" detent, and he failed to verify the gear as down prior to landing gear up. He discovered the misplaced gear selector switch after coming to a stop on the runway. The aircraft received minor damage and the pilot and his one passenger were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ON A DAY VFR FLIGHT FROM KIT CARSON COUNTY AIRPORT, BURLINGTON, CO (KITR), LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT GREAT BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GREAT BEND, KS (KGBD). HE STATED HE MOVED THE GEAR SELECTOR, BUT IT DID NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE "GEAR DOWN" DETENT, AND HE FAILED TO VERIFY THE GEAR AS DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING GEAR UP. HE DISCOVERED THE MISPLACED GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH AFTER COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.