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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Pine Mountain, GA · February 14, 2013

Date: February 14, 2013 · 18:10 local
Place: Pine Mountain, GA
Airport: Pine Mountain
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4984S
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N4984SRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35704 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine 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.

On February 14, 2013 at about 1810 LCL, privacy data omitted of N4984S a PA28R-200 with one passenger, failed to verify the landing gear was extended prior to landing on runway 27 at Pine Mountain, GA harris county airport (kpim). Subsequently landing with the gear retracted causing minor damage to the airframe and causing a sudden stoppage of the propeller. Upon lifting the aircraft, the landing gear was extended and locked with no problems. privacy data omitted Admitted to local law enforcement officers that he had failed to lower the gear prior to landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 14, 2013 AT ABOUT 1810 LCL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N4984S A PA28R-200 WITH ONE PASSENGER, FAILED TO VERIFY THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED PRIOR TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT PINE MOUNTAIN, GA HARRIS COUNTY AIRPORT (KPIM). SUBSEQUENTLY LANDING WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND CAUSING A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE PROPELLER. UPON LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT, THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND LOCKED WITH NO PROBLEMS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADMITTED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT HE HAD FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.