20070530012369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Oceanside, CA · May 30, 2007

Date: May 30, 2007 · 11:30 local
Place: Oceanside, CA
Airport: Oceanside Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5063S
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N5063SRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35812 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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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 performed a touch and go at fall brook airport. He then proceeded to Oceanside airport. He lowered the gear, observed gear safe light indicators, and attempted to land. As he flared just prior to landing, the main gear touched down. As he lowered the nose he realized was dropping further than normal. As he applied power he felt the prop strike the runway. He did not notice a drop in engine RPM. He lifted off the runway, raised the gear and executed an immediate go-around. He recycled the gear and observed that the gear was locked. The aircraft landed without further incident. There was no damage to the aircraft except for the prop strike (the engine was removed from the aircraft as per the Lycoming AD).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO AT FALL BROOK AIRPORT. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO OCEANSIDE AIRPORT. HE LOWERED THE GEAR, OBSERVED GEAR SAFE LIGHT INDICATORS, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND. AS HE FLARED JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN. AS HE LOWERED THE NOSE HE REALIZED WAS DROPPING FURTHER THAN NORMAL. AS HE APPLIED POWER HE FELT THE PROP STRIKE THE RUNWAY. HE DID NOT NOTICE A DROP IN ENGINE RPM. HE LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY, RAISED THE GEAR AND EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE GO-AROUND. HE RECYCLED THE GEAR AND OBSERVED THAT THE GEAR WAS LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT EXCEPT FOR THE PROP STRIKE (THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AS PER THE LYCOMING AD).