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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260-B · Pearland, TX · September 20, 2018

Date
September 20, 2018 · 19:30 local
Place
Pearland, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9292P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-260-B
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
272 total130 in this make and model40 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.

Departed Pearland regional airport at 1900 hours. The intent of flight was a training flight and all standard maneuvers were to be conducted in the airport environment/pattern. The weather was clear with winds 150 at 12 KTS, ceilings 4000 ft sct, visibility greater than 10SM. At the time of departure, there were two other airplanes in the pattern. Completed 1 takeoff and landing at which time the other two planes were done flying. Two subsequent, successful takeoff and landings were completed prior to the incident occurring. All take off and landings were performed using runway 14 at klvj to a complete stop upon which exiting the runway and taxi back were required. There were no other airplanes in the airport environment at the time of the incident. Upon turning left base to final for runway 14 at klvj, pilot stated he thought the pre-landing checklist for landing was complete. The approach to landing was stabilized, and the wind was light and blowing directly down the runway at this time. Pilot states there no distractions in the air or inside the cockpit for the entire duration of this fourth takeoff and landing maneuver. The aircraft touched down with gear up on center line and skidded to a halt on the runway approximately 300 ft past the touch down point.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 1900 HOURS. THE INTENT OF FLIGHT WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT AND ALL STANDARD MANEUVERS WERE TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT/PATTERN. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH WINDS 150 AT 12 KTS, CEILINGS 4000 FT SCT, VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 10SM. AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE, THERE WERE TWO OTHER AIRPLANES IN THE PATTERN. COMPLETED 1 TAKEOFF AND LANDING AT WHICH TIME THE OTHER TWO PLANES WERE DONE FLYING. TWO SUBSEQUENT, SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS WERE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT OCCURRING. ALL TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS WERE PERFORMED USING RUNWAY 14 AT KLVJ TO A COMPLETE STOP UPON WHICH EXITING THE RUNWAY AND TAXI BACK WERE REQUIRED. THERE WERE NO OTHER AIRPLANES IN THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. UPON TURNING LEFT BASE TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 14 AT KLVJ, PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST FOR LANDING WAS COMPLETE. THE APPROACH TO LANDING WAS STABILIZED, AND THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND BLOWING DIRECTLY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT THIS TIME. PILOT STATES THERE NO DISTRACTIONS IN THE AIR OR INSIDE THE COCKPIT FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THIS FOURTH TAKEOFF AND LANDING MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH GEAR UP ON CENTER LINE AND SKIDDED TO A HALT ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 300 FT PAST THE TOUCH DOWN POINT.