# Incident 20130326004779I: Piper PA-28R-180, Oceanside, CA, March 26, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2013, 18:15 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Airport: Oceanside Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2179° N, 117.3517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Oceanside Municipal Airport (OKB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2179&lon=-117.3517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3272R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3272R-2021-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 17 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130326004779I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR-UP AT OCEANSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND ACCOMPANYING CFI WERE CONDUCTING A FLYING CLUB CHECK-OUT FLIGHT.

THE CFI SIMULATED AN ENGINE-OUT APPROACH WHICH STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 3800'AGL. THE PILOT BEGAN THE ENGINE-OUT APPROACH CHECKLIST AND ENTERED THE PATTERN AT OCEANSIDE. THERE WAS MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT GLIDE RATIOS, TECHNIQUES,  AND SPEEDS BETWEEN THE PILOTS.

THE PILOTS BECAME TASK SATURATED AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR OR COMPLETE THE ENGINE-OUT LANDING CHECKLIST.

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDED: LANDING WEST INTO BRIGHT SUNSHINE GLARE, THE ABSENCE OF A LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN, NO RED LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT VISIBLE, AND A POTENTIALLY DISABLED AUTOMATIC LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM.

THE GEAR-UP LANDING RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT SKIN, AND TO THE PROPELLER WHICH STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N3272R (1)

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

- [Incident 20190902017989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190902017989I), Sep 2, 2019: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3272R), Agua Caliente S, CA, Minor damage. The airman was attempting to perform a touch and go landing at Agua Caliente Springs Airport. He landed the aircraft on runway 29 without putting the gear…

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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