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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Sacramento, CA · April 29, 2018

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Date
April 29, 2018 · 13:50 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Mather Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6261P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total250 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N6261PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1369 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine 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.

On April 29, 2018, at approximately 1350 hours (PDT), N6261P, a Piper PA-24-250, was performing touch and go landings at Sacramento Mather Airport (kmhr). The personal flight was conducted under 14CFR 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

The private pilot privacy data omitted stated that he and the CFI were conducting a biennial flight review in the incident aircraft that the owner had recently purchased and that during landing he had failed to lower the landing gear. The aircraft touched down and slid approximately 150 feet down the runway. Damage to the aircraft skin was minor and there were no injuries.

The investigating inspectors found both pilots to be forthcoming and cooperative. Both pilots exhibited a constructive and compliant attitude. A search of FAA databases did not reveal previous violations, accidents, or incidents associated with either the CFI or the pilot privacy data omitted.

PIC and pilot privacy data omitted verbally counseled in accordance with cp as to strict use of check list for critical items.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 29, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1350 HOURS (PDT), N6261P, A PIPER PA-24-250, WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT SACRAMENTO MATHER AIRPORT (KMHR). THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14CFR 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

THE PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE AND THE CFI WERE CONDUCTING A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW IN THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT THAT THE OWNER HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED AND THAT DURING LANDING HE HAD FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT SKIN WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTORS FOUND BOTH PILOTS TO BE FORTHCOMING AND COOPERATIVE. BOTH PILOTS EXHIBITED A CONSTRUCTIVE AND COMPLIANT ATTITUDE. A SEARCH OF FAA DATABASES DID NOT REVEAL PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS, ACCIDENTS, OR INCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH EITHER THE CFI OR THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PIC AND PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VERBALLY COUNSELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CP AS TO STRICT USE OF CHECK LIST FOR CRITICAL ITEMS.