What happens if you are involved in an incident in which your aircraft is damaged, but no one is injured, other than perhaps you and your pride? For example, you forgot to put the landing gear down and you landed your aircraft with the gear up or you didn’t put in enough wind correction and you and your aircraft ended up off the runway. Well, if the FAA finds out, you will quite possibly receive a letter demanding that you appear for the dreaded “709 ride” (formerly known as the “609 ride” under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958).
For more information on the 709 Request for Re-Examination, please read my latest article on the subject here.
