# Incident 20050830022019I: Piagio P180, Wilmington, NC, August 30, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2005, 11:05 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piaggio P180 (registry code 6960204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-p180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGIO P180
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A66
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050830022019I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT WILMINGTON, NC AIRPORT CONDUCTING TRAINING OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION FOR RUNWAY 17. AS THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, HE SUDDENLY REALIZED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED. DURING THE GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT'S BOTTOM SECTION MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN THE PATTERN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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