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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Compton, CA · August 17, 2011

Date
August 17, 2011 · 16:30 local
Place
Compton, CA
Airport
Compton
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8841P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total800 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

During approach and landing on runway 25 left at Compton Airport (kcmp), the pilot forgot to extend the landing gear prior to landing. The aircraft touched down on its belly then slid to a full stop on the runway. The pilot was the only occupant and was not injured. The aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

DURING APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 LEFT AT COMPTON AIRPORT (KCMP), THE PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ITS BELLY THEN SLID TO A FULL STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N8841P · 2

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