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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Reidsville, GA · September 19, 2016

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Date
September 19, 2016 · 16:00 local
Place
Reidsville, GA
Airport
Swinton Smith Fld At Reidsvill
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5306P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
64 total34 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
N5306PRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2020 · Piper PA-24S/N 24-347 · Built 1958Airframe modelPiper PA-24Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 September 19, 2016, approximately 1600 local time, at Swinton Smith field at Reidsville, municipal airport, in Reidsville, georiga, a united states army pilot with commercial and instrument rating in rotorcraft-helicopter , was practicing for his fixed wing commerical test and failed to extend the landing gear on his Piper comanche PA24-180. Aircraft came to rest on the right side of runway 29, weather at time of incident clear.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2016, APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL TIME, AT SWINTON SMITH FIELD AT REIDSVILLE, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN REIDSVILLE, GEORIGA, A UNITED STATES ARMY PILOT WITH COMMERCIAL AND INSTRUMENT RATING IN ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER , WAS PRACTICING FOR HIS FIXED WING COMMERICAL TEST AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR ON HIS PIPER COMANCHE PA24-180. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 29, WEATHER AT TIME OF INCIDENT CLEAR.