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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aero Commander 112 · Valparaiso, IN · August 29, 2015

Date: August 29, 2015 · 15:55 local
Place: Valparaiso, IN
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1067J
Reported as: Aero Commander 112
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 519 total50 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N1067JRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2019 · Aero Commander 112S/N 67 · Built 1973 Airframe modelAero Commander 112 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.

Purpose of the flight was a maintenance flight after an oil change. Pilot flew to starke co. (koxi), landed, then planned to fly to laporte (kppo). He saw rain showers at laporte and decided to fly a practice ILS approach to runway 27 at porter co. airport (kvpz). He was concentrating on landing short on runway 27 because of construction on the intersecting runway and taxiways. This distraction caused him to forget to lower the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. PILOT FLEW TO STARKE CO. (KOXI), LANDED, THEN PLANNED TO FLY TO LAPORTE (KPPO). HE SAW RAIN SHOWERS AT LAPORTE AND DECIDED TO FLY A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT PORTER CO. AIRPORT (KVPZ). HE WAS CONCENTRATING ON LANDING SHORT ON RUNWAY 27 BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION ON THE INTERSECTING RUNWAY AND TAXIWAYS. THIS DISTRACTION CAUSED HIM TO FORGET TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.