20050616019249I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA31T1 · Philadelphia, PA · June 16, 2005

Date: June 16, 2005 · 11:21 local
Place: Philadelphia, PA
Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N219SC
Reported as: Piper PA31T1
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,928 total944 in this make and model45 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) The pilot departed the lebanon municipal airport in new hampshire on an IFR flight to north Philadelphia. North Philadelphia ATCT cleared N219SC for a straight in approach to runway 24, sequencing it behind other traffic. The pilot selected approach flaps and advanced the propeller RPM according to the checklist. He then became distracted. Several traffic alerts diverted his attention. He did not resume the checklist. As he flared for landing he heard the propellers striking the runway. The tower advised the landing gear was not down. The pilot initiated a go-around, lowered the landing gear and accomplished a normal landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED THE LEBANON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO NORTH PHILADELPHIA. NORTH PHILADELPHIA ATCT CLEARED N219SC FOR A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24, SEQUENCING IT BEHIND OTHER TRAFFIC. THE PILOT SELECTED APPROACH FLAPS AND ADVANCED THE PROPELLER RPM ACCORDING TO THE CHECKLIST. HE THEN BECAME DISTRACTED. SEVERAL TRAFFIC ALERTS DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION. HE DID NOT RESUME THE CHECKLIST. AS HE FLARED FOR LANDING HE HEARD THE PROPELLERS STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE TOWER ADVISED THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND, LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND ACCOMPLISHED A NORMAL LANDING.