# Incident 20011202033909I: Piper PA28R201, Clarksburg, WV, December 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2001, 17:38 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3559M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3559M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011202033909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CLARKSBURG CONTROL TOWER OBSERVED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AS N3559M BEGAN A LANDING FLARE. THE TOWER INFORMED THE CREW AND A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED FOR THE CLIMB BUT THE AIRCRAFT SANK SLIGHTLY AND THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIMB AND AFTER REACHING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE, THE CREW RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING FOLLOWED. AFTER LANDING, AN INSPECTION REVEALED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, BY THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, FOUND IT TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. INCIDENT NUMBER: IEA092002002. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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