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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Fredricksburg, TX · June 25, 2016

Date: June 25, 2016 · 14:55 local
Place: Fredricksburg, TX
Airport: Gillespie County
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7318Y
Reported as: Piper PA-30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,800 total1 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N7318YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-361 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 06/25/2016, aircraft N7318Y, Piper PA-30, pilot landed aircraft without extending the landing gear at Gillespie County Airport, TX (T82). The aircraft slid to a stop on its belly on the runway. There were no injuries and aircraft was not substantially damaged. The pilot has approximately 1.6 hours experience piloting the PA-30 that was involved in the incident. Aircraft was shutdown, pilot requested aircraft to be moved to safe area.

As the FAA filed it

ON 06/25/2016, AIRCRAFT N7318Y, PIPER PA-30, PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR AT GILLESPIE COUNTY AIRPORT, TX (T82). THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT HAS APPROXIMATELY 1.6 HOURS EXPERIENCE PILOTING THE PA-30 THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN, PILOT REQUESTED AIRCRAFT TO BE MOVED TO SAFE AREA.

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