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FAA incident report · Piper PA60600 · Logan, WV · October 14, 2004

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Date
October 14, 2004 · 18:45 local
Place
Logan, WV
Airport
Logan County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
W9VA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21WD
Reported as
Piper PA60600
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total500 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N21WDRegistered now · Smith AEROSTAR 600S/N 60-0197-087 · Built 1975Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 600Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Crw ATC cleared N21WD to descend to 3800 MSL, pilot stated he broke out of the bases at 5000 MSL into VMC conditions 15 NE of the Logan, west Virginia airport (6L4). The pilot stated he cancelled his IFR with crw ATC and continued a straight in visual approach to Logan's runway 24. The pilot stated on approximately a 5 mile final he completed his approach and landing check list and confirmed landing gear down flaps 20 degrees. On approximately a 1 mile final the pilot said he observed a patch of fog between his position and the approach end of the runway, he also stated he appeared to be a little "high" for the approach and so he elected a "go around" and instinctively retracts the landing gear and flaps. During the ensuing close in left hand pattern back around to runway 24 on a close in left base he notices an aural warning which he stated he thought was the "stall" warning so he applied throttle to maintain his indicated airspeed of 105 mph which silenced the horn. Over the runway he retarded the throttles horn re-activated however "gear up" landing was nor imminent. He stated he shut down aircraft systems and evacuated the aircraft through the main clam shell doors.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CRW ATC CLEARED N21WD TO DESCEND TO 3800 MSL, PILOT STATED HE BROKE OUT OF THE BASES AT 5000 MSL INTO VMC CONDITIONS 15 NE OF THE LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA AIRPORT (6L4). THE PILOT STATED HE CANCELLED HIS IFR WITH CRW ATC AND CONTINUED A STRAIGHT IN VISUAL APPROACH TO LOGAN'S RUNWAY 24. THE PILOT STATED ON APPROXIMATELY A 5 MILE FINAL HE COMPLETED HIS APPROACH AND LANDING CHECK LIST AND CONFIRMED LANDING GEAR DOWN FLAPS 20 DEGREES. ON APPROXIMATELY A 1 MILE FINAL THE PILOT SAID HE OBSERVED A PATCH OF FOG BETWEEN HIS POSITION AND THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, HE ALSO STATED HE APPEARED TO BE A LITTLE "HIGH" FOR THE APPROACH AND SO HE ELECTED A "GO AROUND" AND INSTINCTIVELY RETRACTS THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS. DURING THE ENSUING CLOSE IN LEFT HAND PATTERN BACK AROUND TO RUNWAY 24 ON A CLOSE IN LEFT BASE HE NOTICES AN AURAL WARNING WHICH HE STATED HE THOUGHT WAS THE "STALL" WARNING SO HE APPLIED THROTTLE TO MAINTAIN HIS INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 105 MPH WHICH SILENCED THE HORN. OVER THE RUNWAY HE RETARDED THE THROTTLES HORN RE-ACTIVATED HOWEVER "GEAR UP" LANDING WAS NOR IMMINENT. HE STATED HE SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE MAIN CLAM SHELL DOORS.