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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Concord, NC · October 11, 2003

Date: October 11, 2003 · 09:30 local
Place: Concord, NC
Airport: Concord Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N82358
Reported as: Piper PA32R301
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total100 in the last 90 days

N82358Registered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8013106 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was cleared for ILS approach rwy 20 at Concord airport (jqf). Pilot stated that as he transitioned into the flare, he felt the airplane sink abnormally and at that time pushed the throttle full forward to initiate a go-around. At the same time he pushed the throttle in he heard a scrapping noise as the aircraft began to climb. After using the emergency gear extension to lower the gear the pilot landed with no problems and taxied to the ramp. This office inspected the aircraft and found that the prop along with the step by the door on the left side contacted the ground during the first landing attempt. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR ILS APPROACH RWY 20 AT CONCORD AIRPORT (JQF). PILOT STATED THAT AS HE TRANSITIONED INTO THE FLARE, HE FELT THE AIRPLANE SINK ABNORMALLY AND AT THAT TIME PUSHED THE THROTTLE FULL FORWARD TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND. AT THE SAME TIME HE PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN HE HEARD A SCRAPPING NOISE AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CLIMB. AFTER USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION TO LOWER THE GEAR THE PILOT LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THIS OFFICE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE PROP ALONG WITH THE STEP BY THE DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE CONTACTED THE GROUND DURING THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^