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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · North American T-28C · Rolla, MO · March 5, 2022

Date: March 5, 2022 · 11:30 local
Place: Rolla, MO
Airport: Rolla National
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N328AK
Reported as: North American T-28C
Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820-86
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,421 total60 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days

N328AKRegistered now · North American T-28CS/N 140455 · Built 1956 Airframe modelNorth American T-28C Engine modelWright R-1820-86Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N328AK was flying VFR and practicing an emergency descent and landing with a simulated low power situation at Rolla National Airport (kvih). During the course of the maneuver the trainee pilot forgot to lower the landing gear. The flight instructor failed to notice that the landing gear was not down and locked. The airplane touched down on its extended flaps and slid to stop on the runway. There were no injuries to the pilots.

As the FAA filed it

N328AK WAS FLYING VFR AND PRACTICING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDING WITH A SIMULATED LOW POWER SITUATION AT ROLLA NATIONAL AIRPORT (KVIH). DURING THE COURSE OF THE MANEUVER THE TRAINEE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON ITS EXTENDED FLAPS AND SLID TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOTS.