19961024037899I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · Waco, TX · October 24, 1996

Date
October 24, 1996 · 12:38 local
Place
Waco, TX
Airport
Waco Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N222PR
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520NB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total400 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: during final approach to landing at Waco, TX pilot was distracted by malfunctioning auto pilot. Pilot forgot to extend the landing gear. Both propellers struck the ground during go around. Damage limited to propellers.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING AT WACO, TX PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY MALFUNCTIONING AUTO PILOT. PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND DURING GO AROUND. DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPELLERS.

Other reports on N222PR · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.