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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · El Cajon, CA · November 11, 1981

Date
November 11, 1981 · 12:45 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15161
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total650 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot approached too fast for automatic gear extension to operate, aborted landing but propeller tips hit runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT APPROACHED TOO FAST FOR AUTOMATIC GEAR EXTENSION TO OPERATE, ABORTED LANDING BUT PROPELLER TIPS HIT RUNWAY.