# Incident 20201226017329I: Piper PA-32R-300, Jackson, TN, December 26, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2020, 15:10 local time
- Place: Jackson, TN
- Airport: Mckellar-Sipes Regional Airpor
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5999° N, 88.9156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5999&lon=-88.9156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N568WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N568WF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 543 total, 48 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201226017329I

## Narrative

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

THE PIC WAS ON A LOCAL PROFICIENCY FLIGHT AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER RETURNING TO MKL FROM A NEARBY AIRPORT, THE PIC ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH MKL TOWER AND GAVE INTENTIONS TO LAND AT MKL.  ATC ADVISED THE PIC TO REPORT A TWO MILE LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 20.  JUST PRIOR TO REPORTING THE 2 MILE CALLOUT, HELICOPTER TRAFFIC WAS REPORTED BY ATC.  ATC ADVISED THE PIC THAT THE TRAFFIC SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR FOR HIM AND CLEARED THE PIC TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE GOT DISTRACTED BY THE TRAFFIC AND NEVER COMPLETED HIS PRELANDING CHECKLIST AND FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE TO LOWER THE GEAR CAUSE BY PILOT ERROR.

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE, (1) THE PICS PROFICIENCY IN THE AIRCRAFT.  EVEN THOUGH THE PIC WAS PROFICIENT PER CFR 61.56, THE PIC HAD LOGGED ONLY MINIMAL TIME IN THE COMPLEX, HIGH-PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT IN THE PROCEEDING YEAR.  (2) THE DISTRACTION THAT LED TO THE FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST.  THE INCIDENT IS RECORDED IN SAS ACTIVITY #CE21202100314.

CORRECTIVE ACTION - A REMEDIAL TRAINING PROGRAM WAS OFFERED TO THE PIC AND ACCEPTED BY THE PIC.  SEE SAS ACTIVITY #CE21202100345. -END-

## Other reports on N568WF (1)

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

- [Incident 20160329002479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160329002479I), Mar 29, 2016: Piper PA-32R-300 (N568WF), Jackson, TN, Minor damage. For unknown reasons the nose gear partially collapsed upon touchdown, allowing the prop to strike the ground momentarily. The pilot was able to keep the nose…

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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