20240815014079I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Vancouver, WA · August 15, 2024

Date
August 15, 2024 · 19:00 local
Place
Vancouver, WA
Airport
Pearson Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6968P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming O-540
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total135 in this make and model15 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.

The PIC stated that he accidentally executed a gear-up landing. He said it was due to being focused on heavy traffic coming out of pdx and being concerned with wake turbulence. It resulted in a prop strike and damage to belly skin. The damage was not substantial. No other property was affected.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC STATED THAT HE ACCIDENTALLY EXECUTED A GEAR-UP LANDING. HE SAID IT WAS DUE TO BEING FOCUSED ON HEAVY TRAFFIC COMING OUT OF PDX AND BEING CONCERNED WITH WAKE TURBULENCE. IT RESULTED IN A PROP STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO BELLY SKIN. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL. NO OTHER PROPERTY WAS AFFECTED.