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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA · Blue Ash, OH · April 5, 2011

Date: April 5, 2011 · 12:00 local
Place: Blue Ash, OH
Airport: Blue Ash Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N55460
Reported as: Piper PA
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,950 total100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N55460Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7335237 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While conducting flight training Mr. Kloesz (flight instructor) failed to verify that Mr. Foote (student) had lowered the landing gear in preparation for landing. The error went unnoticed by either pilots until the aircraft settled onto the runway. All the aircraft systems were functioning properly.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING MR. KLOESZ (FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) FAILED TO VERIFY THAT MR. FOOTE (STUDENT) HAD LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. THE ERROR WENT UNNOTICED BY EITHER PILOTS UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY. ALL THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

Other reports on N55460 · 3

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

Incident 19880701035999IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Franklin, VANose gear collapsed on the landing roll. Cause not given.Jul 1, 1988 · Minor damage Incident 19810108007919IStarting Engines · Binghamton, NYZw aircraft moved forward when hand started on icy ramp. Pilot struck fire bottle with prop in turn away.Jan 8, 1981 · Minor damage Incident 19800418044159IOps On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft · Philadelphia, PAPilot crossed runway as instructed, nearly striking landing aircraft.Apr 18, 1980