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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Shelbyville, IL · August 22, 2020

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Date
August 22, 2020 · 18:46 local
Place
Shelbyville, IL
Airport
Shelby County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6384P
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
5,000 total9 in this make and model55 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.

On August 22, 2020 at approximately 1840 central daylight time (CDT), an Piper PA-24-250 aircraft, N6384P, registered to an individual and operated by a private pilot with a high performance endorsement, received minor damage when the aircraft bellied in at the Shelbyville, IL airport.

The flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 under visual flight rules. The flight originated from the taylorville municipal airport (ktaz) and was to end at the Shelby County Airport (2H0).

According to the pilot, he was flying his aircraft to Shelby County Airport (2H0) to store the aircraft in a hangar. On his final descent, he crossed midfield west to east for left down for runway 18. He thought he had pulled out and down on gear lever and had gear deployed and thought he had a light but it may have been sun shining on the light. During the flare stage of the landing, a stall light illuminated and a warning horn sounded at same time, thinking that the warning horn was a stall warning, which the aircraft is not equipped with. The aircraft the descended onto the runway on the bottom of the fuselage and the propeller hit the runway. He first thought his landing gear had failed and then realized the landing gear had never extended. Also, stated by the pilot that a second check to ensure that the gear was down and locked was not accomplished.

The AWOS weather report at taylorville municipal airport (ktaz) at 1535 CDT was: wind 00 degrees at 00 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies, temperature 27 celsius, dew point 17 celsius, and altimeter 2995.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 22, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), AN PIPER PA-24-250 AIRCRAFT, N6384P, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT WITH A HIGH PERFORMANCE ENDORSEMENT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BELLIED IN AT THE SHELBYVILLE, IL AIRPORT.

THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE TAYLORVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KTAZ) AND WAS TO END AT THE SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT (2H0).

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS FLYING HIS AIRCRAFT TO SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT (2H0) TO STORE THE AIRCRAFT IN A HANGAR. ON HIS FINAL DESCENT, HE CROSSED MIDFIELD WEST TO EAST FOR LEFT DOWN FOR RUNWAY 18. HE THOUGHT HE HAD PULLED OUT AND DOWN ON GEAR LEVER AND HAD GEAR DEPLOYED AND THOUGHT HE HAD A LIGHT BUT IT MAY HAVE BEEN SUN SHINING ON THE LIGHT. DURING THE FLARE STAGE OF THE LANDING, A STALL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A WARNING HORN SOUNDED AT SAME TIME, THINKING THAT THE WARNING HORN WAS A STALL WARNING, WHICH THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH. THE AIRCRAFT THE DESCENDED ONTO THE RUNWAY ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE RUNWAY. HE FIRST THOUGHT HIS LANDING GEAR HAD FAILED AND THEN REALIZED THE LANDING GEAR HAD NEVER EXTENDED. ALSO, STATED BY THE PILOT THAT A SECOND CHECK TO ENSURE THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED.

THE AWOS WEATHER REPORT AT TAYLORVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KTAZ) AT 1535 CDT WAS: WIND 00 DEGREES AT 00 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE 27 CELSIUS, DEW POINT 17 CELSIUS, AND ALTIMETER 2995.