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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Hudson, NY · June 21, 2011

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Date
June 21, 2011 · 13:00 local
Place
Hudson, NY
Airport
Columbia County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3946T
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-180
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
912 total806 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N3946TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30289 · Built 1967Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine 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.

The albany FSDO investigated a reported gear up landing of a PA-28R-180, registration number N3946T, at the Columbia County Airport (1B1) on 06/21/2011. The incident was reported by the privacy data omitted and pilot of the aircraft privacy data omitted, certificate number privacy data omitted.upon arrival, the pilot informed this inspector that he forgot to put the gear down on his second touch and go from the airport. He stated that he usually would leave the gear down while in the pattern doing touch and go maneuvers, but he forgot to check if the gear was in deed down and locked before his second landing attempt. The plane slid to a stop on runway 21, on center line, and the pilot had to shut the engine off after the plane came to a rest on the runway. The plane was lifted and the gear came down normally once the gear handle was placed in the down position, and the battery switch was turned on. The aircraft was than tugged off the runway to the tie down area. Damage to the aircraft was minimal. The propeller was q-tipped by 1 ½ inches. Several belly keels were scratched, and an antenna was ground down. The aft step was scraped, and the nose gear door was slightly scrapped. The flaps were not impacted during the landing. No other damage was noted at the scene. Remedial training is recommended.

As the FAA filed it

THE ALBANY FSDO INVESTIGATED A REPORTED GEAR UP LANDING OF A PA-28R-180, REGISTRATION NUMBER N3946T, AT THE COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT (1B1) ON 06/21/2011. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.UPON ARRIVAL, THE PILOT INFORMED THIS INSPECTOR THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN ON HIS SECOND TOUCH AND GO FROM THE AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT HE USUALLY WOULD LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN WHILE IN THE PATTERN DOING TOUCH AND GO MANEUVERS, BUT HE FORGOT TO CHECK IF THE GEAR WAS IN DEED DOWN AND LOCKED BEFORE HIS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT. THE PLANE SLID TO A STOP ON RUNWAY 21, ON CENTER LINE, AND THE PILOT HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AFTER THE PLANE CAME TO A REST ON THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE WAS LIFTED AND THE GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY ONCE THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND THE BATTERY SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THAN TUGGED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE TIE DOWN AREA.DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL. THE PROPELLER WAS Q-TIPPED BY 1 ½ INCHES. SEVERAL BELLY KEELS WERE SCRATCHED, AND AN ANTENNA WAS GROUND DOWN. THE AFT STEP WAS SCRAPED, AND THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS SLIGHTLY SCRAPPED. THE FLAPS WERE NOT IMPACTED DURING THE LANDING. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT THE SCENE.REMEDIAL TRAINING IS RECOMMENDED.