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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA31350 · San Luis Obispo, CA · February 23, 2001

Date: February 23, 2001 · 16:09 local
Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
Airport: San Luis Obispo County
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3580X
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total350 in this make and model360 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) N3580X a Piper navajo was landing at San Luis Obispo (sbp) airport at approx 1609 PST. The pilot noticed just before he landed that the gear was not down so he applied power to do a go-around. While he was climbing out, both propellers struck the ground, the pilot continued his go-around and landed back at (sbp) a copy of this report has been give to operations unit for further action.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N3580X A PIPER NAVAJO WAS LANDING AT SAN LUIS OBISPO (SBP) AIRPORT AT APPROX 1609 PST. THE PILOT NOTICED JUST BEFORE HE LANDED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN SO HE APPLIED POWER TO DO A GO-AROUND. WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING OUT, BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND, THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS GO-AROUND AND LANDED BACK AT (SBP) A COPY OF THIS REPORT HAS BEEN GIVE TO OPERATIONS UNIT FOR FURTHER ACTION.