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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Batavia, NY · September 13, 2018

Date: September 13, 2018 · 11:30 local
Place: Batavia, NY
Airport: Genesee County
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N258SW
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,700 total36 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N258SWRegistration cancelled May 7, 2022 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8052179 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

This day VFR flight originated at iua with a destination of gvq. The aircraft was occupied by the pilot only. While on final approach to runway 10 at gvq the power was reduced to idle and the landing gear warning horn sounded. At that time the pilot stated that he advanced the throttles and performed a go-around procedure. While staying in the local traffic pattern he thought he configured the aircraft for landing again. While on final approach again when the power was reduced to idle the landing gear warning horn sounded. This time the aircrft settled onto the runway and slid to a stop. The aircraft power was tunred off and the pilot exited the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THIS DAY VFR FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT IUA WITH A DESTINATION OF GVQ. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE PILOT ONLY. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10 AT GVQ THE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLES AND PERFORMED A GO-AROUND PROCEDURE. WHILE STAYING IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN HE THOUGHT HE CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AGAIN. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AGAIN WHEN THE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. THIS TIME THE AIRCRFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT POWER WAS TUNRED OFF AND THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.