20180127001269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · North Las Vegas, NV · January 27, 2018

Date: January 27, 2018 · 19:55 local
Place: North Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7905P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 142 total63 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N7905PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3136 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.

Inbound to vgt from U08 was cleared into las Vegas class bravo airspace by nellis approach. Once handed off to North Las Vegas control tower and cleared to land runway 12L, began setting up for landing runway 12L, adjusted speed and set flaps to 15-18 degrees. Tower contracted pilot and offered runway 12R which the pilot accepted. Set up for landing runway 12R, speed 80 mph over the numbers. As the pilot pitched up he could hear the rear antennas scrape the runway. At that point he remembered that he had forgotten to lower the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

INBOUND TO VGT FROM U08 WAS CLEARED INTO LAS VEGAS CLASS BRAVO AIRSPACE BY NELLIS APPROACH. ONCE HANDED OFF TO NORTH LAS VEGAS CONTROL TOWER AND CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 12L, BEGAN SETTING UP FOR LANDING RUNWAY 12L, ADJUSTED SPEED AND SET FLAPS TO 15-18 DEGREES. TOWER CONTRACTED PILOT AND OFFERED RUNWAY 12R WHICH THE PILOT ACCEPTED. SET UP FOR LANDING RUNWAY 12R, SPEED 80 MPH OVER THE NUMBERS. AS THE PILOT PITCHED UP HE COULD HEAR THE REAR ANTENNAS SCRAPE THE RUNWAY. AT THAT POINT HE REMEMBERED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.