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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Mount Sterling, IL · December 25, 2015

Date: December 25, 2015 · 15:14 local
Place: Mount Sterling, IL
Airport: Mount Sterling Municipal Airpo
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3560M
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-201T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 167 total70 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N3560MRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201TS/N 28R-7803177 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon entering the pattern the pilot stated that he was higher and faster than normal. The pilot stated that he normally performs a standardized check when entering the pattern to include "three green". The pilot stated that he simply forgot the landing gear at this point. The pilot also stated that he felt he was "fast" on final. The aircraft landed "gear up" on runway 18 coming to rest on the east side of the runway in the grass.

As the FAA filed it

UPON ENTERING THE PATTERN THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS HIGHER AND FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NORMALLY PERFORMS A STANDARDIZED CHECK WHEN ENTERING THE PATTERN TO INCLUDE "THREE GREEN". THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SIMPLY FORGOT THE LANDING GEAR AT THIS POINT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE FELT HE WAS "FAST" ON FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED "GEAR UP" ON RUNWAY 18 COMING TO REST ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS.