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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Kiln, MS · October 14, 2016

Date
October 14, 2016 · 18:46 local
Place
Kiln, MS
Airport
Stennis International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N77TP
Reported as
Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
26 in this make and model26 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.

Airman (PIC) admitted to configuring aircraft for landing but forgetting to lower landing gear prior to touch down. Aircraft slid to a stop on the runway sustaining minimal damage. PIC was the only occupant and sustained no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN (PIC) ADMITTED TO CONFIGURING AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING BUT FORGETTING TO LOWER LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY SUSTAINING MINIMAL DAMAGE. PIC WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.