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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA34220T · Asheville, NC · March 2, 2003

Date: March 2, 2003 · 16:15 local
Place: Asheville, NC
Airport: Asheville Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4354W
Reported as: Piper PA34220T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total250 in this make and model10 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) According to the avl ATCT the aircraft was landing on rwy 34. It landed hard, porpoised, and took off again. The next approach and landing were uneventful. After taxiing to the ramp the pilot reported a prop strike. The pilot stated to the reporting inspector that the winds were down the runway at about 18 knots. The aircraft ballooned on landing. He then added power and made a go-around. The next landing was a normal. After engine shut down he noticed the right prop had beed damaged. The 1554 local avl weather reported the winds at 340 degrees at 17 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE AVL ATCT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RWY 34. IT LANDED HARD, PORPOISED, AND TOOK OFF AGAIN. THE NEXT APPROACH AND LANDING WERE UNEVENTFUL. AFTER TAXIING TO THE RAMP THE PILOT REPORTED A PROP STRIKE. THE PILOT STATED TO THE REPORTING INSPECTOR THAT THE WINDS WERE DOWN THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 18 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED ON LANDING. HE THEN ADDED POWER AND MADE A GO-AROUND. THE NEXT LANDING WAS A NORMAL. AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN HE NOTICED THE RIGHT PROP HAD BEED DAMAGED. THE 1554 LOCAL AVL WEATHER REPORTED THE WINDS AT 340 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS.