20240108000079I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Bridgeport, WV · January 8, 2024

Date
January 8, 2024 · 12:30 local
Place
Bridgeport, WV
Airport
North Central West Virginia Ai
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N840H
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
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
23,797 total1 in this make and model192 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft was making third landing during a training flight. Pilots were distracted by traffic in the pattern and did not put the landing gear down or confirm it was down. Landed gear up runway 21. Shut down engines and evacuated aircraft. No anomalies found in landing gear system.

The propellers, all three landing gear doors, both main gear tires, and flaps were visibly damaged.

The pic/dpe flying was in the left seat and the CFI was in the right seat.

The pic/dpe's poi managing specialist took care of counseling for the pic/dpe.

The CFI was given counseling.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING THIRD LANDING DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT. PILOTS WERE DISTRACTED BY TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN AND DID NOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN OR CONFIRM IT WAS DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP RUNWAY 21. SHUT DOWN ENGINES AND EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. NO ANOMALIES FOUND IN LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.

THE PROPELLERS, ALL THREE LANDING GEAR DOORS, BOTH MAIN GEAR TIRES, AND FLAPS WERE VISIBLY DAMAGED.

THE PIC/DPE FLYING WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND THE CFI WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT.

THE PIC/DPE'S POI MANAGING SPECIALIST TOOK CARE OF COUNSELING FOR THE PIC/DPE.

THE CFI WAS GIVEN COUNSELING.