20240920020149I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Toledo, WA · September 20, 2024

Date
September 20, 2024 · 18:00 local
Place
Toledo, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3041B
Reported as
Piper PA-32RT-300
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

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 pilot, while approaching the landing into Toledo airport, stated that he was having challenges turning on the runway lights. After a couple of attempts, he stated he was getting worried that the lights did not come on after is first try. Once the runway illuminated, he proceeded to land the aircraft. It was not until he touched down that he became aware that the landing was still retracted. The aircraft landed with minor damage to the bottom structure (belly).

There were no injuries reported.

This report may be amended pending NTSB findings.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT, WHILE APPROACHING THE LANDING INTO TOLEDO AIRPORT, STATED THAT HE WAS HAVING CHALLENGES TURNING ON THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS, HE STATED HE WAS GETTING WORRIED THAT THE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON AFTER IS FIRST TRY. ONCE THE RUNWAY ILLUMINATED, HE PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS NOT UNTIL HE TOUCHED DOWN THAT HE BECAME AWARE THAT THE LANDING WAS STILL RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM STRUCTURE (BELLY).

THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED PENDING NTSB FINDINGS.