At about 17:30 Pacific time, a Piper PA-24-250 was damaged in a wheels-up landing on runway 26 at Chino. The pilot was not injured. The pilot told investigators he initiated a go-around on his first attempted landing because the runway wasnt clear. He forgot that he raised his landing gear. He was wearing a new noise-attenuating headset that changed the sounds he normally heard when flying his airplane. He did not recognize the gear warning horn during the accident landing. He recalled that the gear warning horn was still sounding as he removed his headset.
April 08, Chino, Calif. / Piper Comanche
At about 17:30 Pacific time, a Piper PA-24-250 was damaged in a wheels-up landing on runway 26 at Chino. The pilot was not injured. The pilot told investigators he initiated a go-around on his first attempted landing because the runway wasnt clear. He forgot that he raised his landing gear. He was wearing a new noise-attenuating headset that changed the sounds he normally heard when flying his airplane. He did not recognize the gear warning horn during the accident landing. He recalled that the gear warning horn was still sounding as he removed his headset....
Key Takeaways:
- A Piper PA-24-250 sustained damage during a wheels-up landing at Chino, with the pilot remaining uninjured.
- The incident occurred because the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear after initiating a go-around maneuver.
- A new noise-attenuating headset worn by the pilot prevented him from hearing the landing gear warning horn, contributing to the accident.
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