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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Pacoima, CA · July 13, 2017

Date: July 13, 2017 · 19:10 local
Place: Pacoima, CA
Airport: Whiteman
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7452P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 229 total29 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N7452PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2641 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was recently refurbished, including a new engine. Pilot stated he was monitoring a new engine analyzer, which proved a distraction. Pilot stated that while downwind, the tower requested an early base turn for traffic, which added to a break of normal procedures and secondary distraction. Pilot stated he performed his gumps check, and distinctly remembered placing his hand on the gear selector switch, but may have only put the gear in the middle stop position, and not in the down position.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS RECENTLY REFURBISHED, INCLUDING A NEW ENGINE. PILOT STATED HE WAS MONITORING A NEW ENGINE ANALYZER, WHICH PROVED A DISTRACTION. PILOT STATED THAT WHILE DOWNWIND, THE TOWER REQUESTED AN EARLY BASE TURN FOR TRAFFIC, WHICH ADDED TO A BREAK OF NORMAL PROCEDURES AND SECONDARY DISTRACTION. PILOT STATED HE PERFORMED HIS GUMPS CHECK, AND DISTINCTLY REMEMBERED PLACING HIS HAND ON THE GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH, BUT MAY HAVE ONLY PUT THE GEAR IN THE MIDDLE STOP POSITION, AND NOT IN THE DOWN POSITION.