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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Punxsutawney, PA · June 17, 2020

Date: June 17, 2020 · 17:30 local
Place: Punxsutawney, PA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1582X
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 655 total12 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N1582XRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7535340 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.

On a VMC visual approach to rwy 24 at Punxsutawney municipal airport, N35, punxsutawny, PA, the PIC of N1582X (PA-28R-200) failed to extend the landing gear. While over the runway the aircraft had numerous prop strikes. The aircraft drifted to the right side of the runway striking a runway edge identifier light with the leading edge of the right wing. The PIC at that point initiated a go around. The PIC then maneuvered the aircraft to immediately land the opposite direction on rwy 06. Upon approach and landing to rwy 06, the landing gear had still not been extended and the aircraft landed gear up on rwy 06 and came to a complete stop on the runway surface. No injuries were reported. PIC was the only person on board. Aircraft N1582X sustained minor damage to the aircraft belly, right wing fuel tank, and propeller during the gear up landing and subsequent sudden stoppage.

As the FAA filed it

ON A VMC VISUAL APPROACH TO RWY 24 AT PUNXSUTAWNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, N35, PUNXSUTAWNY, PA, THE PIC OF N1582X (PA-28R-200) FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. WHILE OVER THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT HAD NUMEROUS PROP STRIKES. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY EDGE IDENTIFIER LIGHT WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING. THE PIC AT THAT POINT INITIATED A GO AROUND. THE PIC THEN MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO IMMEDIATELY LAND THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON RWY 06. UPON APPROACH AND LANDING TO RWY 06, THE LANDING GEAR HAD STILL NOT BEEN EXTENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RWY 06 AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. PIC WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT N1582X SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY, RIGHT WING FUEL TANK, AND PROPELLER DURING THE GEAR UP LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT SUDDEN STOPPAGE.