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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Jeffersonville, IN · November 2, 2014

Date: November 2, 2014 · 13:40 local
Place: Jeffersonville, IN
Airport: Clark County Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8239P
Reported as: Piper PA-24
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,420 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N8239PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-3493 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 02, 2014 at approximately 1340 daylight standard time, a Piper, PA-24-180, N8239P landed at Clark County Airport (jvy) with the landing gear in the retracted position.

During practice touch and go landings, the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear.

The pilot admitted that he forgot to lower the landing gear.

The aircraft sustained minor damage to the lower fuselage skins and a propeller strike.

The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR, part 91.

Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 02, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1340 DAYLIGHT STANDARD TIME, A PIPER, PA-24-180, N8239P LANDED AT CLARK COUNTY AIRPORT (JVY) WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.

DURING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

THE PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKINS AND A PROPELLER STRIKE.

THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR, PART 91.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.