# Incident 20060920019529I: Piper PA46350P, Lawrence, KS, September 20, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2006, 09:15 local time
- Place: Lawrence, KS
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0111° N, 95.2165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE RGNL (LWC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0111&lon=-95.2165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N427AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,470 total, 48 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060920019529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING IN N427AB AT THE LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAWRENCE, KANSAS (LWC). THE INSTRUCTOR REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE ON DOWNWIND LEG TO RUNWAY 15. AS THE AIRPLANE ENTERED THE FLARE ON RUNWAY 15, A WITNESS OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTING. THE INSTRUCTOR HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND AND INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO APPLY POWER AND GO AROUND. THE STUDENT APPLIED POWER AND ENTERED A CLIMB BEFORE THE AIRPLANE COULD SETTLE TO THE RUNWAY. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND RADAR POD. ALSO NOTED WERE PAINT SCRAPES ON THE RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT UNDERSIDE OF THE ELEVATOR, AND MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N427AB (1)

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

- [Accident 20150212004179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150212004179A), Feb 12, 2015: Piper PA 46-350P (N427AB), Akron, OH, Substantial damage. Winds were 340 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 23 knots with 10 visibility, overcast skies at 3, 200 feet. Temp was -12C dew point -18C. Runway conditions were…

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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