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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Philadelphia, PA · June 2, 2018

Date
June 2, 2018 · 10:15 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Northeast Philadelphia
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9202Q
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,585 total2,725 in this make and model14 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.

The pilot stated that he was practicing use of the autopilot, electronic PFD and GPS on a RNAV (GPS) rwy 6 approach to pne.

The autopilot did not respond as anticipated, which caused a distraction. The pilot disconnected the autopilot and the disconnect chiming and the altitude chiming caused additional distraction. In setting up for the landing, the pilot stated he did not check for three and green before touchdown. The pilot stated the event was not mechanical, but pilot error.

The aircraft landed gear up on runway 6, and came to rest at the intersection of runways 6/24 and 15/33.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING USE OF THE AUTOPILOT, ELECTRONIC PFD AND GPS ON A RNAV (GPS) RWY 6 APPROACH TO PNE.

THE AUTOPILOT DID NOT RESPOND AS ANTICIPATED, WHICH CAUSED A DISTRACTION. THE PILOT DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT AND THE DISCONNECT CHIMING AND THE ALTITUDE CHIMING CAUSED ADDITIONAL DISTRACTION. IN SETTING UP FOR THE LANDING, THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT CHECK FOR THREE AND GREEN BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT STATED THE EVENT WAS NOT MECHANICAL, BUT PILOT ERROR.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 6, AND CAME TO REST AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 6/24 AND 15/33.

Other reports on N9202Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.