What happened
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(-23) Pilot statement: re: report of aviation accident on 11/19/2003 N6742S A36 bonanza; aircraft owned by free sky, LLC privacy data omitted PIC: george nick guzzardo, jr.; private pilot certificate number: 2737440 privacy data omitted on Wednesday, November 19, 2003, I borrowed my friend's bonanza and departed new orleans lakefront airport (new) at about 4:00 pm. I was alone in the airplane. My destination was Slidell, LA (asd), to meet a friend, privacy data omitted ATIS information was oscar: winds 330 at 20, visibility 10 sm, sky clear, temperature 15 c, altimeter 30.04. I climbed out of new, turned northeast and leveled off at 1800 MSL. I decided to practice the descent profile for the NDB 36 approach into asd. While proceeding with the approach, I determined that the def beacon was not functioning properly. I decided to stop my descent and climb back up to 800 MSL rather than completing the approach at mda because of the uncertainty of my exact position. At that point, I interrrupted my pre-landing checklist (gumps) to add power to climb. On the final approach I failed to repeat the gumps and nearly landed the bonanza with the gear up. Because of the headwind, I came in under power and had full flaps down. The gear horn sounded when I rounded off and pulled back the power. At that point, I gave it full throttle, but felt and heard something briefly scrape the runway as I began to climb. I completed the go around without any problems and safely landed on runway 36. I taxied to the ramp and shut down. On examination of the aircraft I noted damage to the 3 propeller tips (approximately 1-3 inches missing), small bends in the tips of both flaps at the trailing edges nearest the fuselage with abrasions through the aluminum skin on the underside of both flaps, and abrasion to one antenna andthe step.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: RE: REPORT OF AVIATION ACCIDENT ON 11/19/2003 N6742S A36 BONANZA; AIRCRAFT OWNED BY FREE SKY, LLC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PIC: GEORGE NICK GUZZARDO, JR.; PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 2737440 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2003, I BORROWED MY FRIEND'S BONANZA AND DEPARTED NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT (NEW) AT ABOUT 4:00 PM. I WAS ALONE IN THE AIRPLANE. MY DESTINATION WAS SLIDELL, LA (ASD), TO MEET A FRIEND, ^PRIVACY DAT^ ATIS INFORMATION WAS OSCAR: WINDS 330 AT 20, VISIBILITY 10 SM, SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 15 C, ALTIMETER 30.04. I CLIMBED OUT OF NEW, TURNED NORTHEAST AND LEVELED OFF AT 1800 MSL. I DECIDED TO PRACTICE THE DESCENT PROFILE FOR THE NDB 36 APPROACH INTO ASD. WHILE PROCEEDING WITH THE APPROACH, I DETERMINED THAT THE DEF BEACON WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I DECIDED TO STOP MY DESCENT AND CLIMB BACK UP TO 800 MSL RATHER THAN COMPLETING THE APPROACH AT MDA BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF MY EXACT POSITION. AT THAT POINT, I INTERRRUPTED MY PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST (GUMPS) TO ADD POWER TO CLIMB. ON THE FINAL APPROACH I FAILED TO REPEAT THE GUMPS AND NEARLY LANDED THE BONANZA WITH THE GEAR UP. BECAUSE OF THE HEADWIND, I CAME IN UNDER POWER AND HAD FULL FLAPS DOWN. THE GEAR HORN SOUNDED WHEN I ROUNDED OFF AND PULLED BACK THE POWER. AT THAT POINT, I GAVE IT FULL THROTTLE, BUT FELT AND HEARD SOMETHING BRIEFLY SCRAPE THE RUNWAY AS I BEGAN TO CLIMB. I COMPLETED THE GO AROUND WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AND SAFELY LANDED ON RUNWAY 36. I TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND SHUT DOWN. ON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT I NOTED DAMAGE TO THE 3 PROPELLER TIPS (APPROXIMATELY 1-3 INCHES MISSING), SMALL BENDS IN THE TIPS OF BOTH FLAPS AT THE TRAILING EDGES NEAREST THE FUSELAGE WITH ABRASIONS THROUGH THE ALUMINUM SKIN ON THE UNDERSIDE OF BOTH FLAPS, AND ABRASION TO ONE ANTENNA ANDTHE STEP.
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