20060301002729I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Pilats PC-12/45 · Denver, CO · March 1, 2006

Date: March 1, 2006 · 16:30 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Centennial Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N651PB
Reported as: Pilats PC1245
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total

N651PBRegistered now · Pilatus PC-12/45S/N 651 · Built 2005 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/45 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 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) N651PB, a Pilatus PC-12/45, piloted by privacy data omitted attempted to land on runway 28 at Centennial Airport (apa) in Centennial, CO with his gear up. As he began to flare for the landing, the propeller struck the runway. The pilot then immediately rejected the landing, went around and landed on runway 35R. The pilot then taxied to parking without telling anyone what had happened. Another aircraft taxied out for takeoff and suggested to the tower that they check runway 28 for FOD. Operations then conducted a runway sweep and informed the tower that there was debris on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N651PB, A PILATUS PC-12/45, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA) IN CENTENNIAL, CO WITH HIS GEAR UP. AS HE BEGAN TO FLARE FOR THE LANDING, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN IMMEDIATELY REJECTED THE LANDING, WENT AROUND AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 35R. THE PILOT THEN TAXIED TO PARKING WITHOUT TELLING ANYONE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAXIED OUT FOR TAKEOFF AND SUGGESTED TO THE TOWER THAT THEY CHECK RUNWAY 28 FOR FOD. OPERATIONS THEN CONDUCTED A RUNWAY SWEEP AND INFORMED THE TOWER THAT THERE WAS DEBRIS ON THE RUNWAY.