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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Wilmington, DE · November 30, 2007

Date: November 30, 2007 · 11:50 local
Place: Wilmington, DE
Airport: New Castle
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N101SA
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N101SARegistration cancelled Apr 20, 2026 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350012 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine 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) The pilot privacy data omitted was taking a flight check with privacy data omitted. On a single engine approach, there was some confusion on the tower frequency and both pilots were distracted with a traffic problem, and forgot to lower the landing gear. The propellers struck the runway and the pilot privacy data omitted added power and initiated a go around. They returned for landing with no other problems and reported the prop strike to the FAA. privacy data omitted Admitted the fault privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING A FLIGHT CHECK WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH, THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ON THE TOWER FREQUENCY AND BOTH PILOTS WERE DISTRACTED WITH A TRAFFIC PROBLEM, AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADDED POWER AND INITIATED A GO AROUND. THEY RETURNED FOR LANDING WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS AND REPORTED THE PROP STRIKE TO THE FAA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADMITTED THE FAULT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

Other reports on N101SA · 1

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

Incident 20170423006589ILanding: Rollout · Long Beach, CAAircraft landed runway 25R at Long Beach, CA. On touchdown pilots reported feeling the wing settle lower than normal then dropped. The aircraft stopped on the runway and did not strike the propeller.Apr 23, 2017 · Minor damage