# Incident 20160802012959I: Piper PA-28R-201, Shenandoah, VA, August 2, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: Shenandoah, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4871° N, 78.6165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shenandoah, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4871&lon=-78.6165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N243DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N243DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 14 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160802012959I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT SHD TO MEET AN EXAMINER FOR A CFI INITIAL CHECKRIDE. HE CONDUCTED SEVERAL PRACTICE LANDINGS BEFORE DECIDING TO MAKE A FULL STOP. ON THE LAST LANDING, HE WAS SO FOCUSED ON MAKING A BETTER APPROACH AND LANDING THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AT THE NORMAL POINT. HE MISSED IT ON THE CHECKLIST AND WAS SO FOCUSED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR HORN. THE PILOT DID'NT REALIZE HE WAS LANDING GEAR UP UNTIL HE TOUCHED DOWN. HE SAID HE FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS OFF THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH BECAUSE HE WAS CARRYING MORE SPEED THAN NORMAL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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