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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Easton, PA · November 2, 2019

Date: November 2, 2019 · 13:33 local
Place: Easton, PA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N111AE
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,673 total131 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N111AERegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35809 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 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.

During the landing phase on runway 18 at N43, N111AE had a gear-up landing which resulted in minor aircraft damage. The pilot stated that he forgot to do his pre-landing checklist which led to the gear-up landing. He stated that he was doing a "power on" approach due to gusty winds which prevented the gear warning horn from sounding. The pilot realized the gear was still retracted when the manifold pressure decreased and the bottom of the airplane contacted the ground and gear warning horn sounded activated simultaneously.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE LANDING PHASE ON RUNWAY 18 AT N43, N111AE HAD A GEAR-UP LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO DO HIS PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST WHICH LED TO THE GEAR-UP LANDING. HE STATED THAT HE WAS DOING A "POWER ON" APPROACH DUE TO GUSTY WINDS WHICH PREVENTED THE GEAR WARNING HORN FROM SOUNDING. THE PILOT REALIZED THE GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED WHEN THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE DECREASED AND THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND AND GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED ACTIVATED SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Other reports on N111AE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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