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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Wichita, KS · February 17, 2014

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Date
February 17, 2014 · 12:10 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Colonel James Jabara
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6267P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,550 total5,500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N6267PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1375 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 17, 2014 at approximately 1150 local time, (1750 UTC), the private pilot, holder of airplane single and multi-engine land, instrument airplane ratings made an approach to runway 36 at Colonel James Jabara Airport (kaao) and landed with the landing gear in the retracted position. The aircraft skidded approximately 400 feet and came to rest while still on the runway.

The flight departed from philip billard municipal airport (ktop) at approximately 1115 local, (1715 UTC) under visual flight rules (VFR) to kaao. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident with conditions at kaao reported as: winds from 330 degrees at 16 knots gusting to 22 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, few clouds at 100 feet.

The pilot who was the sole occupant on board the aircraft reported no injuries.

Post?incident inspection of the aircraft revealed damage to the left inboard flap trailing edge and the three propeller blades. There was no evidence of damage to the cockpit area, fuselage or tail section. The portions of the landing gear visible to the inspectors appeared to have no damage.

The pilot stated that he failed to extend the landing gear prior to landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 17, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1150 LOCAL TIME, (1750 UTC), THE PRIVATE PILOT, HOLDER OF AIRPLANE SINGLE AND MULTI-ENGINE LAND, INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE RATINGS MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT COLONEL JAMES JABARA AIRPORT (KAAO) AND LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AND CAME TO REST WHILE STILL ON THE RUNWAY.

THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM PHILIP BILLARD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KTOP) AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 LOCAL, (1715 UTC) UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) TO KAAO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WITH CONDITIONS AT KAAO REPORTED AS: WINDS FROM 330 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, FEW CLOUDS AT 100 FEET.

THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO INJURIES.

POST?INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT INBOARD FLAP TRAILING EDGE AND THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT AREA, FUSELAGE OR TAIL SECTION. THE PORTIONS OF THE LANDING GEAR VISIBLE TO THE INSPECTORS APPEARED TO HAVE NO DAMAGE.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.