20170607015189I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Moline, IL · June 7, 2017

Date
June 7, 2017 · 17:30 local
Place
Moline, IL
Airport
Quad City International
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7024P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360SER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
57 total49 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On June 7, 2017, the pilot in command (PIC) of N7024P, a Piper PA-24-180 comanche aircraft, departed Quad City International Airport (kmli) on a student solo pattern only training flight. The PIC completed two previous patterns and touch and go landings on runway 09 without incident. On the third pattern, the PIC did not lower the landing gear and did not realize his error until just prior to touchdown. The aircraft landed on the centerline of the runway and skidded approximately 1000' and departed the right side of the runway. No injuries were reported and there was no post-crash fire. The only damage to the airfield was a broken runway light.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 7, 2017, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N7024P, A PIPER PA-24-180 COMANCHE AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED QUAD CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMLI) ON A STUDENT SOLO PATTERN ONLY TRAINING FLIGHT. THE PIC COMPLETED TWO PREVIOUS PATTERNS AND TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 09 WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE THIRD PATTERN, THE PIC DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT REALIZE HIS ERROR UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 1000' AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRFIELD WAS A BROKEN RUNWAY LIGHT.