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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Baltimore, MD · August 29, 2023

Date: August 29, 2023 · 07:55 local
Place: Baltimore, MD
Airport: Martin State Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N13FS
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,200 total27 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N13FSRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2025 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8352024 · Built 1983 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On August 29, 2023, at approximatley 07:55 local time the pilot of a Piper PA-31 navjo landed gear up while performing a landing at Martin State Airport (mtn) on runway 33. The pilot stated that he moved the gear handle to the down position but did not verify that the gear came down. He stated that he realized that the gear was not down in the flair for landing and it was to late to execute a safe go around. After landing he notified the tower, shut down the airplane and he and his passenger exited the airplane without incident. He and his passenger were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 29, 2023, AT APPROXIMATLEY 07:55 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT OF A PIPER PA-31 NAVJO LANDED GEAR UP WHILE PERFORMING A LANDING AT MARTIN STATE AIRPORT (MTN) ON RUNWAY 33. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MOVED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION BUT DID NOT VERIFY THAT THE GEAR CAME DOWN. HE STATED THAT HE REALIZED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN IN THE FLAIR FOR LANDING AND IT WAS TO LATE TO EXECUTE A SAFE GO AROUND. AFTER LANDING HE NOTIFIED THE TOWER, SHUT DOWN THE AIRPLANE AND HE AND HIS PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N13FS · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20010312004339IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Salisbury, MD(-23) On 3/12/01, [privacy data omitted]was acting as PIC of N13FS, a Piper PA-31 navajo airplane. After making an ILS approach to rwy 32 at Salisbury, [privacy data omitted] landed halfway down the runway with a tailwind during a heavy rain shower. [privacy…Mar 12, 2001