ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214269
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| Date: | Sunday 18 February 2018 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee |
| Registration: | N7832P |
| MSN: | 24-3052 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-540 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chiltern Air Park, Icknield Road, Ipsden, Wallingford, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Benson, Oxfordshire (EGUB) |
| Chiltern Air Park, Walllingford, Oxfordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Substantially damaged 18/2/2018 in a wheels up landing at Chiltern Air Park, Icknield Road, Ipsden, Wallingford, Oxfordshire. According to the official AAIB report into the accident:
"AAIB investigation to Piper PA-24-250 Commanche, N7832P
Inadvertent gear-up landing, Chiltern Air Park, Oxfordshire, 18 February 2018.
The pilot had departed from Benson airfield to carry out circuits at Chiltern Air Park which is located 4 nautical miles south of Benson. He had spoken to the owner of Chiltern Air Park to obtain permission and check the runway conditions. After joining the circuit at Chiltern he omitted to select the landing gear down during his downwind checks. During the base and final legs he was focussed on avoiding ‘noise abatement’ areas, and although he recalled performing a ‘reds, blues, greens’ ‘touch drill’ check, he did not consciously check that the green landing gear lights were on. The aircraft touched down lightly on the grass and came to rest on its underside.
The pilot stated that due to the short distance between Benson and Chiltern it was a very quick transition from climb-out, departure checks before needing to focus on joining the circuit. His focus on maintaining a good look-out for other aircraft and correctly joining the circuit contributed to him rushing his downwind checks. He thinks he said the word “undercarriage” on the downwind check but carried out a ‘touch drill’ without manually selecting the gear down."
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the above AAIB report "Damage to propeller and fuselage underside"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5b69b67ee5274a14f10c53e3/Piper_PA-24-250_Commanche_N7832P_08-18.pdf
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7832P
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1368908
4. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n7832p
Media:
© Glyn Charles Jones
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2018 16:07 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 22-Aug-2018 14:50 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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