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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA46350P · Independence, OR · August 2, 2002

Date: August 2, 2002 · 11:55 local
Place: Independence, OR
Airport: Independence State Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4168N
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,730 total268 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) David jinings, as pilot in command, was conducting a flight demonstration from the right seat of the aircraft with kathleen mclagan in the left seat. They entered a standard traffic pattern for runway 34 at 7S5. Ms. Mclagan flew a normal approach to landing. The aircraft entered ground effect and she allowed the aircraft to float down the runway. Mr. Jinings felt the aircraft was too FAR down the runway to make a safe landing so he took control of the aircraft and executed a go-around. He applied full power selected gear up and flaps up. After flap retraction the aircraft lost altitude and settled back down to the runway. The aircraft impacted the runway with the gear up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DAVID JININGS, AS PILOT IN COMMAND, WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION FROM THE RIGHT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KATHLEEN MCLAGAN IN THE LEFT SEAT. THEY ENTERED A STANDARD TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 34 AT 7S5. MS. MCLAGAN FLEW A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED GROUND EFFECT AND SHE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLOAT DOWN THE RUNWAY. MR. JININGS FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING SO HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. HE APPLIED FULL POWER SELECTED GEAR UP AND FLAPS UP. AFTER FLAP RETRACTION THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND SETTLED BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR UP.