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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · New Smyrna Beac, FL · November 4, 2021

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Date
November 4, 2021 · 11:15 local
Place
New Smyrna Beac, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15684
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
1,312 total50 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N15684Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7335081 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot inbound to land at evb but encountered difficulty understanding the current ATIS identifier code. Pilot informed tower that she had the ATIS information but not able to understand the identifier. Tower cleared N15684 to land, runway 07 but again requested the pilot to confirm ATIS identifier. Pilot misidentified the code and was corrected by the tower.

Pilot became distracted with attempting to correctly determine ATIS identifier and failed to confirm landing gear position prior to touchdown.

Landing gear extended normally upon aircraft recovery from runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT INBOUND TO LAND AT EVB BUT ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT ATIS IDENTIFIER CODE. PILOT INFORMED TOWER THAT SHE HAD THE ATIS INFORMATION BUT NOT ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE IDENTIFIER. TOWER CLEARED N15684 TO LAND, RUNWAY 07 BUT AGAIN REQUESTED THE PILOT TO CONFIRM ATIS IDENTIFIER. PILOT MISIDENTIFIED THE CODE AND WAS CORRECTED BY THE TOWER.

PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED WITH ATTEMPTING TO CORRECTLY DETERMINE ATIS IDENTIFIER AND FAILED TO CONFIRM LANDING GEAR POSITION PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY UPON AIRCRAFT RECOVERY FROM RUNWAY.