What happened
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(-23) This is a single pilot, IFR arrival for the Newnan county airport, (kcco). The pilot had received a visual or localizer approach to runway 32. The pilot reported flying through a moderate area of rain south of the airport. The pilot stated further that visibility was "good" and never lost sight of the runway/airport. Touch down was normal however, de-celeration was not evident on braking and lowering flaps to 60 degrees. Some loss of directional control was experienced and at approximately mid-field, pilot initiated a go-around maneuver by raising the flaps to 15 degrees and adding full power. Again, acceleration was not immediately evident (due to standing water on runway). With approx. 500 feet of runway remaining, lift off was affected by aft control column movement whereupon the aircraft became airborne by the end of the runway. The pilot's statement included his being cognitive of striking the localizer antenna in the initial climb. The pilot therefore elected to leave the gear down and called his company operations requesting they do a visual check of the landing gear during a low pass of the runway. It was determined that the gear appeared to be undamaged and a normal landing was affected on runway 14. Post flight inspection of the aircraft was made and the macon flight service station was advised of the mishap. Damage was discovered at the inboard leading edge of the right wing, slight f.o.d. to the right engine, and minor damage to the left wheel/gear door.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS IS A SINGLE PILOT, IFR ARRIVAL FOR THE NEWNAN COUNTY AIRPORT, (KCCO). THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A VISUAL OR LOCALIZER APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT REPORTED FLYING THROUGH A MODERATE AREA OF RAIN SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED FURTHER THAT VISIBILITY WAS "GOOD" AND NEVER LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY/AIRPORT. TOUCH DOWN WAS NORMAL HOWEVER, DE-CELERATION WAS NOT EVIDENT ON BRAKING AND LOWERING FLAPS TO 60 DEGREES. SOME LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS EXPERIENCED AND AT APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD, PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND MANEUVER BY RAISING THE FLAPS TO 15 DEGREES AND ADDING FULL POWER. AGAIN, ACCELERATION WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY EVIDENT (DUE TO STANDING WATER ON RUNWAY). WITH APPROX. 500 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING, LIFT OFF WAS AFFECTED BY AFT CONTROL COLUMN MOVEMENT WHEREUPON THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BY THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT'S STATEMENT INCLUDED HIS BEING COGNITIVE OF STRIKING THE LOCALIZER ANTENNA IN THE INITIAL CLIMB. THE PILOT THEREFORE ELECTED TO LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN AND CALLED HIS COMPANY OPERATIONS REQUESTING THEY DO A VISUAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR DURING A LOW PASS OF THE RUNWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE UNDAMAGED AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS AFFECTED ON RUNWAY 14. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MADE AND THE MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION WAS ADVISED OF THE MISHAP. DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AT THE INBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, SLIGHT F.O.D. TO THE RIGHT ENGINE, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WHEEL/GEAR DOOR.
NTSB investigation
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