Accident to the Piper PA28R-200 registered F-BUTL on 02/03/2018 at Romans Saint-Paul (26)

Atterrissage avec le train rentré

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Vol AD Greboble Isère (38) - AD Romans Saint-Paul (26).

Le pilote atterrit avec le train rentré sur la piste 06R non revêtue. Le pilote indique qu'il a oublié de sortir le train d'atterrissage.

Translation below provided for information only:

Flight from Greboble Isère AD to Romans Saint-Paul AD.

The pilot landed with the landing gear retracted on unpaved runway 06R. The pilot said that he forgot to extend the landing gear.

Final report (FR) (2018/04/04)

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General information
Local date	02/03/2018
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 26 Drôme
Location	AD Romans Saint-Paul
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	ARC: Abnormal runway contact
File number	BEA2018-0108

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	France
Manufacturer / Model	PIPER - PA28R
Aircraft Registration	F-BUTL
State of registry	France
Last departure point	France - LFLS (GNB) : Grenoble Isère
Planned destination	France - LFHE : Romans Saint-Paul
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	28R7335010
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Pleasure - Cross Country

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