20060128001369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Coeur D Alene, ID · January 28, 2006

Date: January 28, 2006 · 15:30 local
Place: Coeur D Alene, ID
Airport: Coeur D Alene Air Term Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N888EB
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 840 total160 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N888EBRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780194 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot became distracted with concerns about another aircraft at the Coeur d'Alene airport. He elected to depart the traffic pattern while looking for the traffic. He ended up turning a long final and just forgot to put the landing gear down. When it did not feel right during the landing he initiated a go-around but struck the runway with the propeller. Airman counseled in use of checklist, and in remedies for distractions.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED WITH CONCERNS ABOUT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AT THE COEUR D'ALENE AIRPORT. HE ELECTED TO DEPART THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHILE LOOKING FOR THE TRAFFIC. HE ENDED UP TURNING A LONG FINAL AND JUST FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. WHEN IT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT DURING THE LANDING HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND BUT STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH THE PROPELLER. AIRMAN COUNSELED IN USE OF CHECKLIST, AND IN REMEDIES FOR DISTRACTIONS.

Other reports on N888EB · 1

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

Incident 19960707024429IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Wolfeboro, NHNarrative: normal landing - a/c went off end of r/w 30 and then NLG collapsed. A/c went off length of a/c. no mech. Malfunction noted. Local A&P checking out brake system.Jul 7, 1996 · Minor damage