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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Ocala, FL · August 3, 2023

Date
August 3, 2023 · 16:23 local
Place
Ocala, FL
Airport
Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2519M
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,900 total3,500 in this make and model10 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.

Single engine retractable tricycle gear aircraft was on final for rwy 36 and became spooked by the weather and forgot to put his gear down. The aircraft touched down briefly but took back off and came around and landed. During the initial touchdown, the aircraft sustained damage. No injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

SINGLE ENGINE RETRACTABLE TRICYCLE GEAR AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL FOR RWY 36 AND BECAME SPOOKED BY THE WEATHER AND FORGOT TO PUT HIS GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY BUT TOOK BACK OFF AND CAME AROUND AND LANDED. DURING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.