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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Limon, CO · October 27, 2016

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Date
October 27, 2016 · 12:00 local
Place
Limon, CO
Airport
Limon
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15379
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
348 total85 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N15379Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7335053 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

At approximately 1200 local on 10/27/2016 in VMC conditions at klic (Limon Airport) the PIC , landed his aircraft (a Piper arrow) gear up. Leading up to this incident the pilot was on a routine flight in which he was practicing maneuvers for his upcoming commercial practical test. Upon returning to the airport from the practice area he decided to accomplish 4 touch and go's. after deciding to make a full stop the pilot claims that he became distracted on the downwind leg of the pattern. The two elements that caused this distraction were the aircraft in-front of him in the pattern as well as the gear warning horn which became audible when he initially reduced power for the landing. The gear warning horn remained audible throughout the remainder of the descent to landing but was not recognized by ^Mr. Novotny^ due to his preconceived expectation that he had already selected the gear to the down position. In talking witht he pilot, he has already taken corrective actions to prevent a future occuance including a visual and verbal confirmation of landing gear position on the down-wind, base, and final legs in the pattern. I am recommending oral counseling as a means to bring this pilot back into compliance.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LOCAL ON 10/27/2016 IN VMC CONDITIONS AT KLIC (LIMON AIRPORT) THE PIC , LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT (A PIPER ARROW) GEAR UP. LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT THE PILOT WAS ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT IN WHICH HE WAS PRACTICING MANEUVERS FOR HIS UPCOMING COMMERCIAL PRACTICAL TEST. UPON RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT FROM THE PRACTICE AREA HE DECIDED TO ACCOMPLISH 4 TOUCH AND GO'S. AFTER DECIDING TO MAKE A FULL STOP THE PILOT CLAIMS THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN. THE TWO ELEMENTS THAT CAUSED THIS DISTRACTION WERE THE AIRCRAFT IN-FRONT OF HIM IN THE PATTERN AS WELL AS THE GEAR WARNING HORN WHICH BECAME AUDIBLE WHEN HE INITIALLY REDUCED POWER FOR THE LANDING. THE GEAR WARNING HORN REMAINED AUDIBLE THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE DESCENT TO LANDING BUT WAS NOT RECOGNIZED BY ^MR. NOVOTNY^ DUE TO HIS PRECONCEIVED EXPECTATION THAT HE HAD ALREADY SELECTED THE GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. IN TALKING WITHT HE PILOT, HE HAS ALREADY TAKEN CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO PREVENT A FUTURE OCCUANCE INCLUDING A VISUAL AND VERBAL CONFIRMATION OF LANDING GEAR POSITION ON THE DOWN-WIND, BASE, AND FINAL LEGS IN THE PATTERN. I AM RECOMMENDING ORAL COUNSELING AS A MEANS TO BRING THIS PILOT BACK INTO COMPLIANCE.