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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Puyallup, WA · May 1, 2016

Date
May 1, 2016 · 14:13 local
Place
Puyallup, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2993R
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total3,200 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

PIC was flying in the pattern at thun field, Puyallup, WA. Another aircraft was clearded to land ahead of him. PIC stated he focused his attention on this aircraft because it was a student pilot/rental aircraft, and he forgot to lower his landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PIC WAS FLYING IN THE PATTERN AT THUN FIELD, PUYALLUP, WA. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARDED TO LAND AHEAD OF HIM. PIC STATED HE FOCUSED HIS ATTENTION ON THIS AIRCRAFT BECAUSE IT WAS A STUDENT PILOT/RENTAL AIRCRAFT, AND HE FORGOT TO LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR.