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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201 · Midland, VA · March 23, 2016

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Date
March 23, 2016 · 12:45 local
Place
Midland, VA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9PN
Reported as
Piper PA-28RT-201
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
N9PNRegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201S/N 28R-8018029 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

Responded to hwy and found the aircraft with all three landing gear down and locked at a tie down spot. The CFI and student pilot were standing by at the aircraft. The CFI provided the following statement:

" I flew with my student to the warrenton airport to work on commercial landings. We flew 3 times in the traffic pattern ( 3 takeoffs and landings) without incident. The final approach that we made was an accuracy landing. We were on the downwind at midfield when I called the landing checklist. My student went thru the prompts on the checklist. Since this was to be an accuracy landing, the student pinned the gear up to hold into position until he was ready for release. The power was pulled all the way to idle. There was no gear warning horn going off at the time. It appeared that the student had put his hand on the gear handle. From my position the lights cannot be seen due to the throttle quadrant. We continued into ground effect. The aircraft floated then dragged the pavement until its stop."

As the FAA filed it

RESPONDED TO HWY AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AT A TIE DOWN SPOT. THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT WERE STANDING BY AT THE AIRCRAFT. THE CFI PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:

" I FLEW WITH MY STUDENT TO THE WARRENTON AIRPORT TO WORK ON COMMERCIAL LANDINGS. WE FLEW 3 TIMES IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ( 3 TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS) WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FINAL APPROACH THAT WE MADE WAS AN ACCURACY LANDING. WE WERE ON THE DOWNWIND AT MIDFIELD WHEN I CALLED THE LANDING CHECKLIST. MY STUDENT WENT THRU THE PROMPTS ON THE CHECKLIST. SINCE THIS WAS TO BE AN ACCURACY LANDING, THE STUDENT PINNED THE GEAR UP TO HOLD INTO POSITION UNTIL HE WAS READY FOR RELEASE. THE POWER WAS PULLED ALL THE WAY TO IDLE. THERE WAS NO GEAR WARNING HORN GOING OFF AT THE TIME. IT APPEARED THAT THE STUDENT HAD PUT HIS HAND ON THE GEAR HANDLE. FROM MY POSITION THE LIGHTS CANNOT BE SEEN DUE TO THE THROTTLE QUADRANT. WE CONTINUED INTO GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED THEN DRAGGED THE PAVEMENT UNTIL ITS STOP."