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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Sarasota, FL · February 14, 2025

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Date
February 14, 2025 · 14:45 local
Place
Sarasota, FL
Airport
Sarasota/Bradenton International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N519RG
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total202 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N519RGRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35097Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On February 14, 2025 at approximately 15:45 EST, the PICprivacy data omittedof the Piper arrow PA-28R-200 was relocating the aircraft from kvcn to ksrq after return to service from annual inspection. On approach to ksrq a miscommunication occurred between the PIC and srq ATC resulting in the PIC attempting final approach to the incorrect runway (04). ATC had sequenced the aircraft to land on runway 014 and provided immediate course correction to runway 04 which required large "s" turns for aircraft sequencing separation. In the confusion, the PIC became task saturated, failed to complete the final approach checklist, while the aircraft remained in cruise configuration and the landing gear was not lowered. The PIC stated that the aircraft is not equipped with a gear configuration horn and that the he does not recall noticing the warning gear up light illuminated prior to touchdown. The aircraft experienced engine sudden stoppage, damage to the propeller, nose gear doors, comm/nav antennas, underside of fuselage (airframe) and flap inboard trailing edges.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 14, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:45 EST, THE PIC^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OF THE PIPER ARROW PA-28R-200 WAS RELOCATING THE AIRCRAFT FROM KVCN TO KSRQ AFTER RETURN TO SERVICE FROM ANNUAL INSPECTION. ON APPROACH TO KSRQ A MISCOMMUNICATION OCCURRED BETWEEN THE PIC AND SRQ ATC RESULTING IN THE PIC ATTEMPTING FINAL APPROACH TO THE INCORRECT RUNWAY (04). ATC HAD SEQUENCED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 014 AND PROVIDED IMMEDIATE COURSE CORRECTION TO RUNWAY 04 WHICH REQUIRED LARGE "S" TURNS FOR AIRCRAFT SEQUENCING SEPARATION. IN THE CONFUSION, THE PIC BECAME TASK SATURATED, FAILED TO COMPLETE THE FINAL APPROACH CHECKLIST, WHILE THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT LOWERED. THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A GEAR CONFIGURATION HORN AND THAT THE HE DOES NOT RECALL NOTICING THE WARNING GEAR UP LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE, DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS, COMM/NAV ANTENNAS, UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE (AIRFRAME) AND FLAP INBOARD TRAILING EDGES.