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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Middlefield, OH · November 3, 2019

Date
November 3, 2019 · 15:30 local
Place
Middlefield, OH
Airport
Geauga County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6403P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total34 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot was operating VFR in the pattern at 7G8 with to obtain currency.

Pilot was sole occupant of the aircraft.

Pilot stated the he simply forgot to put the landing gear down prior to touchdown resulting in a gear up landing. Pilot had not obtained appropriate medical qualifications prior to acting as PIC of this incident which may have contributed to this event.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS OPERATING VFR IN THE PATTERN AT 7G8 WITH TO OBTAIN CURRENCY.

PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

PILOT STATED THE HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING. PILOT HAD NOT OBTAINED APPROPRIATE MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS PRIOR TO ACTING AS PIC OF THIS INCIDENT WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT.

Other reports on N6403P · 1

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