20010104000919I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Eugene, OR · January 4, 2001

Date: January 4, 2001 · 18:22 local
Place: Eugene, OR
Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8857K
Reported as: Cessna 340A
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total

N8857KRegistered now · Cessna 340AS/N 340A0642 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 340A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 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 he lowered the landing gear after he pulled the throttle back to 22" up to begin the practice ILS approach to rwy 16. Pilot stated he did not recheck the gear light (3 gears) at the middle marker. The pilot said he felt the right wheel touch then left and before the nose wheel touched, he heard a banging sound of the propellers hitting the runway. The a/c traveled approximately 700; from initial propeller impact to its final resting point. Note: further investigation is continuing, and inspection of the a/c is pending. An amendment to follow if necessary.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AFTER HE PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO 22" UP TO BEGIN THE PRACTICE ILS APPROACH TO RWY 16. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT RECHECK THE GEAR LIGHT (3 GEARS) AT THE MIDDLE MARKER. THE PILOT SAID HE FELT THE RIGHT WHEEL TOUCH THEN LEFT AND BEFORE THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED, HE HEARD A BANGING SOUND OF THE PROPELLERS HITTING THE RUNWAY. THE A/C TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 700; FROM INITIAL PROPELLER IMPACT TO ITS FINAL RESTING POINT. NOTE: FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING, AND INSPECTION OF THE A/C IS PENDING. AN AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW IF NECESSARY.