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Tue, Mar 18, 2003

Practicing Emergencies With Two PAX?

...and Then the Gear Failed

Sometimes, what 'seems like a good idea at the time,' like practicing emergencies or flying a damaged aircraft with passengers, doesn't work out too well. Luckily, everybody walked away from the double-crossed Comanche.

**   Report created 3/17/2003   Record 24   **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 842PS        Make/Model: PA24      Description: PA-24 Comanche
  Date: 03/15/2003     Time: 1509
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
  City: WILLIAMS   State: AZ   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  WHILE PRACTICING EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR WILLIAMS, AZ, THE ENGINE FAILED ON SHORT FINAL, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE WILLIAMS GATEWAY AIRPORT (IWA) AND LANDED GEAR UP AT 0709 PST. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES TO THE 3 PERSONS ON BOARD.
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   2     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Pleasure      Phase: Landing      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed:                             Dep Date:    Dep. Time:
  Destination:                          Flt Plan: UNK          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont:
  Last Clearance:
  FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ  (WP07)                Entry date: 03/17/2003


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