# Incident 20200115003569I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46R-350T, Crestview, FL, January 15, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2020, 13:45 local time
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7479° N, 86.5793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crestview, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7479&lon=-86.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46R-350T (registry code 7104610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46r-350t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA46R-350T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,217 total, 103 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200115003569I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING AN VFR APPROACH TO ACTIVE RUNWAY 17.  WHILE ON FINAL, A BEECHCRAFT BARON REPORTED FINAL TO OPPOSITE RUNWAY 35.  AIRMAN ELECTED TO BREAK OFF APPROACH AND ENTERED THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 35 TO FOLLOW THE BARON.  AIRMAN STATES THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, FAILED TO FOLLOW HIS CHECKLIST, AND FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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