# Incident 20120229001879I: Piper PA-24-180, Winter Haven, FL, February 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8244P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8244P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120229001879I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N8244P, AND HIS MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW FROM WINTER HAVEN TO SEBRING FOR LUNCH AT APROX. 11:30AM. DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT TO WINTER HAVEN AT APROX. 1300 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT WINTER HAVEN AND REALIZED HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHEN THE PROP STARTED STRIKING THE RUNWAY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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