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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Mansfield, OH · March 21, 1997

Date: March 21, 1997 · 11:55 local
Place: Mansfield, OH
Airport: Mansfield Lahm Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N11PZ
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 495 total12 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N11PZRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-4699 · Built 1971 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.

Narrative: the pilot was executing a go-around on runway 32 at Mansfield, Ohio (MFD). The pilot stated, as he arrived at the mda and continued down the runway 32, the aircraft started a high sink rate. The pilot heard a ping, ping, ping sound. He applied power, maintained directional control and 110 KTS IAS pulled the nose up and then departed the area for his home base, lorain county airport (22G). Upon completion of the post flight inspection it was determined that the propellers of both engines struck the ground and the props were bent approximately 2" on all the blades of the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING A GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 32 AT MANSFIELD, OHIO (MFD). THE PILOT STATED, AS HE ARRIVED AT THE MDA AND CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY 32, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A HIGH SINK RATE. THE PILOT HEARD A PING, PING, PING SOUND. HE APPLIED POWER, MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND 110 KTS IAS PULLED THE NOSE UP AND THEN DEPARTED THE AREA FOR HIS HOME BASE, LORAIN COUNTY AIRPORT (22G). UPON COMPLETION OF THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPELLERS OF BOTH ENGINES STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE PROPS WERE BENT APPROXIMATELY 2" ON ALL THE BLADES OF THE PROPELLER.