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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Pellston, MI · May 25, 2023

Date
May 25, 2023 · 16:00 local
Place
Pellston, MI
Airport
Pellston Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N92DM
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,050 total1,000 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated he was distracted by radio feedback in his headset resulting in failure to lower the landing gear. Pilot also states he did not hear the gear warning horn. No mechanical issues reported with the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY RADIO FEEDBACK IN HIS HEADSET RESULTING IN FAILURE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT ALSO STATES HE DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES REPORTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT.