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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · New Lexington, OH · April 6, 2019

Date: April 6, 2019 · 17:23 local
Place: New Lexington, OH
Airport: Perry County Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N292RM
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-180
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 122 total50 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N292RMRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30955 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Piper PA28R-180 (N282RM) departed Washington court house Ohio airport (I23) enroute to Perry County Airport (I86) in New Lexington Ohio on Saturday April 6, 2019. Pilot reports he became distracted by being unfamiliar with the airport. This was his first landing at I86. The pilot said this distraction of setting up the approach and landing in an unfamiliar environment caused the mismanagement of the retractable landing gear and subsequent gear up landing. No injuries. Minor airframe damage. Sudden engine stoppage and bent propeller.

As the FAA filed it

PIPER PA28R-180 (N282RM) DEPARTED WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE OHIO AIRPORT (I23) ENROUTE TO PERRY COUNTY AIRPORT (I86) IN NEW LEXINGTON OHIO ON SATURDAY APRIL 6, 2019. PILOT REPORTS HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT. THIS WAS HIS FIRST LANDING AT I86. THE PILOT SAID THIS DISTRACTION OF SETTING UP THE APPROACH AND LANDING IN AN UNFAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT CAUSED THE MISMANAGEMENT OF THE RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR AND SUBSEQUENT GEAR UP LANDING. NO INJURIES. MINOR AIRFRAME DAMAGE. SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE AND BENT PROPELLER.