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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Fresno, CA · February 24, 2019

Date: February 24, 2019 · 12:40 local
Place: Fresno, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8230P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N8230PRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2022 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3483 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On feburary 24, 2019 at approximately 1552 local time aircraft N8230P a Piper 24-250, landed on RUNWAY29L at Fresno international airport (fat) with the landing gear up. The pilot was out for a flight when he was prepairing to land at chandler airport. The landing gear light did not come on so he performed the emerency proceedures and it still did not come on. The pilot was communicating with the personnel on the ground, which said that his gear was not down. Chandler does not have an active tower or emerency equipement so the pilot decided to divert to fat. At fat the pilot did a fly by to confirm that his gear was still not down. The tower confirmed and cleared him to land on 29L. He landed gear up and with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBURARY 24, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1552 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N8230P A PIPER 24-250, LANDED ON RUNWAY29L AT FRESNO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FAT) WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THE PILOT WAS OUT FOR A FLIGHT WHEN HE WAS PREPAIRING TO LAND AT CHANDLER AIRPORT. THE LANDING GEAR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON SO HE PERFORMED THE EMERENCY PROCEEDURES AND IT STILL DID NOT COME ON. THE PILOT WAS COMMUNICATING WITH THE PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND, WHICH SAID THAT HIS GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. CHANDLER DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE TOWER OR EMERENCY EQUIPEMENT SO THE PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO FAT. AT FAT THE PILOT DID A FLY BY TO CONFIRM THAT HIS GEAR WAS STILL NOT DOWN. THE TOWER CONFIRMED AND CLEARED HIM TO LAND ON 29L. HE LANDED GEAR UP AND WITH NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N8230P · 1

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