20180106000489I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Apple Valley, CA · January 6, 2018

Date: January 6, 2018 · 11:28 local
Place: Apple Valley, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8085P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total210 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N8085PRegistration cancelled Feb 25, 2019 · Piper PA-24-180S/N 24-3333 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180 Engine 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.

N8085P, a PA-24-180, landed gear up on runway 18 at Apple Valley airport (kapv), Apple Valley, CA with 4 persons onboard while conducting an eaa young eagles flight on 01/06/2018. Multiple aircraft from the local eaa chapter were conducting young eagles flights on 01/06/2018.

N8085P just entered the traffic pattern at kapv when the PIC noticed another Piper aircraft at its two o'clock position slightly below and one half mile away. N8085P elected to extend its downwind leg to the north and turned onto a two mile final to give other young eagles flights a chance to land and clear runway 18.

The PIC noted that his airspeed was higher than usual on the downwind, base, and final approach legs. After touchdown with the gear up and upon exiting the aircraft, the PIC noted that both his landing gear and flaps were in the retracted position.

As the FAA filed it

N8085P, A PA-24-180, LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 18 AT APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT (KAPV), APPLE VALLEY, CA WITH 4 PERSONS ONBOARD WHILE CONDUCTING AN EAA YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHT ON 01/06/2018. MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LOCAL EAA CHAPTER WERE CONDUCTING YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHTS ON 01/06/2018.

N8085P JUST ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT KAPV WHEN THE PIC NOTICED ANOTHER PIPER AIRCRAFT AT ITS TWO O'CLOCK POSITION SLIGHTLY BELOW AND ONE HALF MILE AWAY. N8085P ELECTED TO EXTEND ITS DOWNWIND LEG TO THE NORTH AND TURNED ONTO A TWO MILE FINAL TO GIVE OTHER YOUNG EAGLES FLIGHTS A CHANCE TO LAND AND CLEAR RUNWAY 18.

THE PIC NOTED THAT HIS AIRSPEED WAS HIGHER THAN USUAL ON THE DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL APPROACH LEGS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN WITH THE GEAR UP AND UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PIC NOTED THAT BOTH HIS LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS WERE IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.