20190529005389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Greenfield, IN · May 29, 2019

Date: May 29, 2019 · 18:15 local
Place: Greenfield, IN
Airport: Indianapolis Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8965P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,338 total50 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8965PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4422 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On may 29, 2019, at approximately 6:15PM eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper PA-24-260, N8965P, landed gear-up on runway two-five at the Indianapolis Regional Airport - Greenfield, Indiana (kmqj)

The commercial pilot and privacy data omittedsecond pilot were uninjured and the aircraft sustained minor damage. The airplane was registered to wayne l. mccullough (owner/second pilot) and was operating under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a dealer-requested, pre-sale flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed or required.

During touchdown, the aircraft contacted the runway with the undercarriage up and locked and came to rest slightly right of centerline, facing west.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 29, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A PIPER PA-24-260, N8965P, LANDED GEAR-UP ON RUNWAY TWO-FIVE AT THE INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL AIRPORT - GREENFIELD, INDIANA (KMQJ)

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SECOND PILOT WERE UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO WAYNE L. MCCULLOUGH (OWNER/SECOND PILOT) AND WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A DEALER-REQUESTED, PRE-SALE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED.

DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE UNDERCARRIAGE UP AND LOCKED AND CAME TO REST SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, FACING WEST.