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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Zeeland, MI · April 13, 2016

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Date
April 13, 2016 · 10:35 local
Place
Zeeland, MI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5140P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total300 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days
N5140PRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-155 · Built 1958Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On April 13, 2016 at 10:35 eastern daylight time, a Piper, PA-24 comanche aircraft, N5140P, registered to and operated by a commercial pilot, was damaged when it attempted to land without extending the landing gear while arriving runway 02 at the Zeeland, ottawa executive airport, (Z98) Zeeland, MI. Visual meteorological conditions and calm winds prevailed at the time of the incident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 on an instrument flight plan. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from the augusta municipal airport, augusta, KS at approximately 06:35L en route to Zeeland, MI.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 13, 2016 AT 10:35 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER, PA-24 COMANCHE AIRCRAFT, N5140P, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITHOUT EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR WHILE ARRIVING RUNWAY 02 AT THE ZEELAND, OTTAWA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, (Z98) ZEELAND, MI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AUGUSTA, KS AT APPROXIMATELY 06:35L EN ROUTE TO ZEELAND, MI.