20031210033859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Pellston, MI · December 10, 2003

Date: December 10, 2003 · 11:15 local
Place: Pellston, MI
Airport: Pellston Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DJLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N114NC
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,900 total2,700 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N114NCRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8252009 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) During landing at Pellston airport (kpln), pilot failed to lower landing gear. During flare and just prior to touch down, pilot noticed that landing gear was not extended and initiated go-around. While executing go-around the aircraft propeller tips touched the runway. Pilot successfully executed go-around maneuver and landed without further incident. Minor damage to aircraft, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING AT PELLSTON AIRPORT (KPLN), PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. DURING FLARE AND JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN, PILOT NOTICED THAT LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AND INITIATED GO-AROUND. WHILE EXECUTING GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER TIPS TOUCHED THE RUNWAY. PILOT SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED GO-AROUND MANEUVER AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES.