What happened
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(-23) On January 19, 2006, 1645 EST, at the Oconee county airport (kceu), Clemson, SC a pa 31-350, navajo, N219RK during a landing attempt, the pilot mismanaged the gear, causing a propeller strike on the left prop. The pilot continued flight, making a go-around, and returning to land. The refueler brought the prop strike to the attention of the pilot, who stated he had to fly to Florida the next day. The pilot spent the night in Clemson, SC and slept on the decision to fly the unairworthy aircraft to Florida. The next day, January 20, 2006, the pilot requested fuel and the refueler refused because of evidence of propeller strike damage. The pilot not heeding a mechanic's advice of the aircraft's unairworthiness determined on his own and continued the flight to a Florida destination. (Note: the pilot is not a certified mechanic).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 19, 2006, 1645 EST, AT THE OCONEE COUNTY AIRPORT (KCEU), CLEMSON, SC A PA 31-350, NAVAJO, N219RK DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT MISMANAGED THE GEAR, CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE ON THE LEFT PROP. THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT, MAKING A GO-AROUND, AND RETURNING TO LAND. THE REFUELER BROUGHT THE PROP STRIKE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PILOT, WHO STATED HE HAD TO FLY TO FLORIDA THE NEXT DAY. THE PILOT SPENT THE NIGHT IN CLEMSON, SC AND SLEPT ON THE DECISION TO FLY THE UNAIRWORTHY AIRCRAFT TO FLORIDA. THE NEXT DAY, JANUARY 20, 2006, THE PILOT REQUESTED FUEL AND THE REFUELER REFUSED BECAUSE OF EVIDENCE OF PROPELLER STRIKE DAMAGE. THE PILOT NOT HEEDING A MECHANIC'S ADVICE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S UNAIRWORTHINESS DETERMINED ON HIS OWN AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO A FLORIDA DESTINATION. (NOTE: THE PILOT IS NOT A CERTIFIED MECHANIC).
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