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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Louisville, KY · March 31, 1989

Date: March 31, 1989 · 19:10 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Standiford Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N13820
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540C1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total4,000 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N13820Registration cancelled Jun 14, 2017 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-4465 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Almost landed with gear up. Tower advised to go around. Propeller tips hit runway. Returned to departure point.

As the FAA filed it

ALMOST LANDED WITH GEAR UP. TOWER ADVISED TO GO AROUND. PROPELLER TIPS HIT RUNWAY. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT.