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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Anchorage, AK · November 18, 2011

Date: November 18, 2011 · 14:30 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N39522
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,570 total25 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N39522Registered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7870385 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-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 flight instructor, who was acting as pilot in command, stated that at the time of the incident they were planning a no flap stop and go. Prior to final approach, the tower told them that they would not be able to land due to conflicting traffic. They were cleared to conduct a low pass only. Moments later, and while on short final, the tower informed them the conflicting flight would side step to another landing area and then cleared them to stop and go. The CFI PIC and her student failed to check and ensure the gear was down and locked for landing. The aircraft subsequently landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND, STATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THEY WERE PLANNING A NO FLAP STOP AND GO. PRIOR TO FINAL APPROACH, THE TOWER TOLD THEM THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LAND DUE TO CONFLICTING TRAFFIC. THEY WERE CLEARED TO CONDUCT A LOW PASS ONLY. MOMENTS LATER, AND WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, THE TOWER INFORMED THEM THE CONFLICTING FLIGHT WOULD SIDE STEP TO ANOTHER LANDING AREA AND THEN CLEARED THEM TO STOP AND GO. THE CFI PIC AND HER STUDENT FAILED TO CHECK AND ENSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED GEAR UP.