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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Valparaiso, IN · June 3, 2000

Date: June 3, 2000 · 19:00 local
Place: Valparaiso, IN
Airport: Porter County Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N76SA
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 620 total120 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N76SARegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2018 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7635110 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)Pilot stated as he was flaring to land, the picture did not look right, so he elected to go-around. Pilot stated that he pulled back on yoke slightly, increased to full power and just as he brought up full power, the prop hit. Aircraft started to climb away from runway. He leveled off in ground effect to see if prop was going to start vibrating. There was no vibration so climbed back to pattern altitude and flew south of Valparaiso. Checked fuses, no problem. Cycled gear using emergency procedures. Did not feel gear go down and lock and still no green lights. Checked fuses again. Cycled master switch off and on. And, at this point, he had intercom and three green. Raised gear back up using normal procedure. Cycled it again with emergency over-ride, gear down and three green. Brought gear back up using normal procedure. Then cycled it again, using normal procedure, gear came down and locked indicating three green. Re-entered pattern and landed without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT STATED AS HE WAS FLARING TO LAND, THE PICTURE DID NOT LOOK RIGHT, SO HE ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. PILOT STATED THAT HE PULLED BACK ON YOKE SLIGHTLY, INCREASED TO FULL POWER AND JUST AS HE BROUGHT UP FULL POWER, THE PROP HIT. AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB AWAY FROM RUNWAY. HE LEVELED OFF IN GROUND EFFECT TO SEE IF PROP WAS GOING TO START VIBRATING. THERE WAS NO VIBRATION SO CLIMBED BACK TO PATTERN ALTITUDE AND FLEW SOUTH OF VALPARAISO. CHECKED FUSES, NO PROBLEM. CYCLED GEAR USING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. DID NOT FEEL GEAR GO DOWN AND LOCK AND STILL NO GREEN LIGHTS. CHECKED FUSES AGAIN. CYCLED MASTER SWITCH OFF AND ON. AND, AT THIS POINT, HE HAD INTERCOM AND THREE GREEN. RAISED GEAR BACK UP USING NORMAL PROCEDURE. CYCLED IT AGAIN WITH EMERGENCY OVER-RIDE, GEAR DOWN AND THREE GREEN. BROUGHT GEAR BACK UP USING NORMAL PROCEDURE. THEN CYCLED IT AGAIN, USING NORMAL PROCEDURE, GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATING THREE GREEN. RE-ENTERED PATTERN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N76SA · 4

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

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