19990217041599I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T2 · Rock Hill, SC · February 17, 1999

Date: February 17, 1999 · 12:05 local
Place: Rock Hill, SC
Airport: Rock Hill Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N282PC
Reported as: Piper PA31T2
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,520 total3,550 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N282PCRegistered now · Piper PA-31T2S/N 31T-8166006 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-31T2 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot-in-command entered downwind behind a DC-2 aircraft. He called the charlotte (clt), NC, ATCT for UNICOM at Rock Hill Airport, SC, and turned funal behind the DC-2. The DC-2 made long roll out on runway. The pilot began his round out over the runway numbers and started to flare for landing, reduced power with the throttles, heard the gear not down horn warning and landed with gear up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ENTERED DOWNWIND BEHIND A DC-2 AIRCRAFT. HE CALLED THE CHARLOTTE (CLT), NC, ATCT FOR UNICOM AT ROCK HILL AIRPORT, SC, AND TURNED FUNAL BEHIND THE DC-2. THE DC-2 MADE LONG ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY. THE PILOT BEGAN HIS ROUND OUT OVER THE RUNWAY NUMBERS AND STARTED TO FLARE FOR LANDING, REDUCED POWER WITH THE THROTTLES, HEARD THE GEAR NOT DOWN HORN WARNING AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP.