# Incident 20060119001759I: Piper PA31350, Clemson, SC, January 19, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2006, 16:45 local time
- Place: Clemson, SC
- Airport: Clemson-Oconee County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6846° N, 82.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clemson, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6846&lon=-82.8101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N219RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N219RK-2014-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060119001759I

## Narrative

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

(-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).

## Other reports on N219RK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20011206034169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011206034169I), Dec 6, 2001: Piper PA31350 (N219RK), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported to AEA-FSDO-03, actions on 12/09/01. Taxi clearance from pit ATCT was clear active runway at intersection 5B. ATC issued 180 degree turn…

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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