AAIB investigation to Piper PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV, N2943D
Landed with landing gear retracted, Enstone Aerodrome, Oxfordshire, 25 May 2020
Summary:
Whilst on the downwind leg the pilot became distracted by a lower-level helicopter that appeared to be joining the circuit directly on the base leg. This led to an interruption in his pre-landing checks, before the landing gear would have been lowered. The landing gear remained retracted and the aircraft landed gear-up.
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Published 13 August 2020