What happened
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Description:
N99DC, a Piper arrow, PA-28R201T, landed with its landing gear retracted on runway 14 at the Muncie, Indiana municipal airport.
Casual/contributing factors:
The pilot was distracted, with traffic in the traffic pattern, and failed to lower the landing gear.
Recommendation to reduce risk:
To follow the manufactures approved flight manual and checklist.
Action taken to correct problem and prevent reoccurrence:
The airman reviewed the pilot operating handbook and checklist for the PA-28R-201T. He will use the acronym g.u.m.p (gas, undercarriage, mixture, prop) to prevent another gear up landing.
Ptrs number:
GL11201901521
Comments:
Compliance program
Root cause:
RC4
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION:
N99DC, A PIPER ARROW, PA-28R201T, LANDED WITH ITS LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY 14 AT THE MUNCIE, INDIANA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
CASUAL/CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED, WITH TRAFFIC IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.
RECOMMENDATION TO REDUCE RISK:
TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURES APPROVED FLIGHT MANUAL AND CHECKLIST.
ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT PROBLEM AND PREVENT REOCCURRENCE:
THE AIRMAN REVIEWED THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK AND CHECKLIST FOR THE PA-28R-201T. HE WILL USE THE ACRONYM G.U.M.P (GAS, UNDERCARRIAGE, MIXTURE, PROP) TO PREVENT ANOTHER GEAR UP LANDING.
PTRS NUMBER:
GL11201901521
COMMENTS:
COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
ROOT CAUSE:
RC4
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