20020227008669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA31325 · St Petersburg, FL · February 27, 2002

Date: February 27, 2002 · 20:15 local
Place: St Petersburg, FL
Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: B90A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N40BE
Reported as: Piper PA31325
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total15 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed tampa international airport (tpa) tampa, FL, enroute to Albert Whitted Airport (spg) st. Petersburg, FL under visual meteorological conditions. Pilot failed to follow company procedure and check list by neglecting the lower the landing gear prior to landing. Pilot executed a "go-around" procedure upon hearing scraping sounds. During post flight inspection, the pilot damaged propeller tips and lower VHF antenna.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TPA) TAMPA, FL, ENROUTE TO ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT (SPG) ST. PETERSBURG, FL UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW COMPANY PROCEDURE AND CHECK LIST BY NEGLECTING THE LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. PILOT EXECUTED A "GO-AROUND" PROCEDURE UPON HEARING SCRAPING SOUNDS. DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE PILOT DAMAGED PROPELLER TIPS AND LOWER VHF ANTENNA.