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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Burlington, WA · June 20, 2024

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Date
June 20, 2024 · 14:05 local
Place
Burlington, WA
Airport
Skagit Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N701DM
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
849 total300 in this make and model127 in the last 90 days
N701DMRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3131 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine 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.

The PIC entered the traffic pattern for runway 29 at kbvs. While in the traffic pattern, the PIC extended its downwind leg for multiple landing traffic on long finals for runway 29. The PIC got distracted from performing the pre-landing checklist while communicating/coordinating with the landing traffic ahead, communicating with traffic holding short of runway 29, and visually scanning for the landing traffic. The failure to perform the pre-landing checklist caused the PIC to land the aircraft on runway 29 with the landing gear in the up position.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 29 AT KBVS. WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE PIC EXTENDED ITS DOWNWIND LEG FOR MULTIPLE LANDING TRAFFIC ON LONG FINALS FOR RUNWAY 29. THE PIC GOT DISTRACTED FROM PERFORMING THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST WHILE COMMUNICATING/COORDINATING WITH THE LANDING TRAFFIC AHEAD, COMMUNICATING WITH TRAFFIC HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 29, AND VISUALLY SCANNING FOR THE LANDING TRAFFIC.THE FAILURE TO PERFORM THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST CAUSED THE PIC TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 29 WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.