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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23 · Vidalia, GA · April 29, 2011

Date: April 29, 2011 · 16:06 local
Place: Vidalia, GA
Airport: Vidalia Regional Airpoert
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N114C
Reported as: Piper PA-23
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total205 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N114CRegistration cancelled Jan 2, 2018 · Piper PA-23S/N 23-317 · Built 1955 Airframe modelPiper PA-23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Was concerned as to the airport which was closed due to practice for an airshow. He had slowed to give more time for completion of the practice. When he contacted the airport, they advised that the field was open. He was preoccupied scanning for other traffic, handling some turblance, and flying a new aircraft. He was not aware that the gear was not down and locked until the aircraft touched down.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONCERNED AS TO THE AIRPORT WHICH WAS CLOSED DUE TO PRACTICE FOR AN AIRSHOW. HE HAD SLOWED TO GIVE MORE TIME FOR COMPLETION OF THE PRACTICE. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE AIRPORT, THEY ADVISED THAT THE FIELD WAS OPEN. HE WAS PREOCCUPIED SCANNING FOR OTHER TRAFFIC, HANDLING SOME TURBLANCE, AND FLYING A NEW AIRCRAFT. HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN.