# Incident 20210413003629I: Piper PA-32R-301, Winter Haven, FL, April 13, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2021, 07:40 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0629° N, 81.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINTER HAVEN RGNL (GIF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0629&lon=-81.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8386B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8386B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 647 total, 320 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210413003629I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS AT WINTER HAVEN REGIONAL AIRPORT (KGIF) ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY, NO WIND.  PILOT TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 0710 WITH INTENTIONS OF PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO FULL LANDINGS WITH AIRCRAFT N8386B PA-32R-301, OWNED BY HIM.  THE PILOT HAS OVER 600 HOURS IN FLIGHT TIME EXPERIENCE WITH ABOUT HALF IN THIS PARTICULAR PA-32R AIRCRAFT.  AFTER COMPLETING TWO FULL TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS AND FULL GEAR DOWN AND UP CYCLES, THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DECIDED TO PRACTICE LOW APPROACH, ENGINE OUT SIMULATION.  HE COMMUNICATED HIS INTENTIONS TO UNICOM STATING A FULL STOP AND TAXI BACK TO RWY5 WHERE THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC.  AS THE PILOT WAS INTENTLY FOCUSED ON AIRSPEED MANAGEMENT AND THE LOW APPROACH, THE PILOT IGNORED THE GEAR UP WARNING HORN THINKING HE HAD MORE TIME TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN ONCE HIS APPROACH WAS ESTABLISHED.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, IMMEDIATELY FELT THE LACK OF SOFT RUBBER, AND HEARD SCRAPPING AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP IN THE GRASS.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND KNEW HE DID NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND ADMITTED TO NOT UTILIZING THE APPROACH/LANDING CHECKLIST.  NO OTHER GROUND INJURIES, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES NOTED ON THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED FROM STRIKING THE GROUND ON LANDING, SCRAPES TO THE FUSELAGE BELLY AND LANDING GEAR DOOR DAMAGE IS BEING EVALUATED.

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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