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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aero Commander 112 · Denver, CO · July 3, 2023

Date
July 3, 2023 · 19:55 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Centennial
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N197RC
Reported as
Aero Commander 112
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
81 total81 in this make and model

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.

On 07/03/2023 privacy data omitted on final approach into apa the PIC stated he forgot to put the landing gear down and skidded down the runway. Aircraft was brought to nearby hanagr for evaluation. Minimal damage to aircraft occurred. During phone interviews with the PIC, he stated that he had worked a long day prior to the flight in order to get the aircraft airworthy. He stated he rushed and made a skill based error due to complacency. ASI recommends couseling on being fit for duty and mitigating the risks presented by underlying time constraints and fatigue.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/03/2023 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON FINAL APPROACH INTO APA THE PIC STATED HE FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO NEARBY HANAGR FOR EVALUATION. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OCCURRED. DURING PHONE INTERVIEWS WITH THE PIC, HE STATED THAT HE HAD WORKED A LONG DAY PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT IN ORDER TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHY. HE STATED HE RUSHED AND MADE A SKILL BASED ERROR DUE TO COMPLACENCY. ASI RECOMMENDS COUSELING ON BEING FIT FOR DUTY AND MITIGATING THE RISKS PRESENTED BY UNDERLYING TIME CONSTRAINTS AND FATIGUE.