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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Salt Lake City, UT · March 17, 2007

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Date
March 17, 2007 · 10:30 local
Place
Salt Lake City, UT
Airport
Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
EW9S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N850NC
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
733 total126 in this make and model139 in the last 90 days
N850NCRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 2844074 · Built 2002Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On Saturday March 17, 2007 at approx 1040 MDT, a Piper PA-28R-201, N850NC, while performing touch-n-gos to rwy 16, the propeller struck the pavement and the aircraft was minorly damaged at Salt lake muni 2 (U42). The aircraft was being operated for instructional flight under part 141, Salt lake community college, by the pilot CFI privacy data omitted and a commercial student pilot privacy data omitted. On the fifth landing the student pilot ^priv^ inadvertently raised the gear handle early and the nose gear started to collapse, aircraft speed was estimated at 70 knots, striking the propeller. The CFI took control and forced the aircraft into the air, and the gear was retracted. The strike damaged both blades and dislodged the hub retainer "c" ring on one. The vibration that ensued required the pilot in command (CFI) to turn right (west) and then made an immediate 180 turn to the east. He then made a downwind landing, winds to the north at 18 knots. He was able to land the aircraft safely, but witnesses stated the aircraft almost ran off the other end of the rwy. The student pilot ^priv^ admitted to the inspector that he had selected gear up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SATURDAY MARCH 17, 2007 AT APPROX 1040 MDT, A PIPER PA-28R-201, N850NC, WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH-N-GOS TO RWY 16, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINORLY DAMAGED AT SALT LAKE MUNI 2 (U42). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER PART 141, SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BY THE PILOT CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ AND A COMMERCIAL STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^. ON THE FIFTH LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIV^ INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE EARLY AND THE NOSE GEAR STARTED TO COLLAPSE, AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT 70 KNOTS, STRIKING THE PROPELLER. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL AND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR, AND THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE STRIKE DAMAGED BOTH BLADES AND DISLODGED THE HUB RETAINER "C" RING ON ONE. THE VIBRATION THAT ENSUED REQUIRED THE PILOT IN COMMAND (CFI) TO TURN RIGHT (WEST) AND THEN MADE AN IMMEDIATE 180 TURN TO THE EAST. HE THEN MADE A DOWNWIND LANDING, WINDS TO THE NORTH AT 18 KNOTS. HE WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY, BUT WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT ALMOST RAN OFF THE OTHER END OF THE RWY. THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIV^ ADMITTED TO THE INSPECTOR THAT HE HAD SELECTED GEAR UP.