# Incident 20010314007789I: Piper PA31310, Plattsburgh, NY, March 14, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2001, 15:15 local time
- Place: Plattsburgh, NY
- Airport: Clinton County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6875° N, 73.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Clinton County Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6875&lon=-73.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80PT-2008-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2C
- Pilot flight hours: 2,130 total, 285 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010314007789I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)INVESTIGATED LANDING INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 3/14/2001 AT PLB (CLINTON COUNTRY AIRPORT) PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND PRIOR TO LANDING AFTER NOTICING THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PROPELLER TIPS AND BELLY ANTENNA CONTACTED THE RUNWAY DURING THE GO AROUND CAUSING A SCRAPE ON THE ANTENNA AND DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLER TIPS.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N80PT (1)

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

- [Incident 19820924060169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820924060169I), Sep 24, 1982: Piper PA31 (N80PT), Fayetteville, AR, Minor damage. Pilot had a fuel fire on engine. Shut off fuel and secured engine. Found hose fitting to fuel pump cracked.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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