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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Big Piney, WY · January 29, 2008

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Date
January 29, 2008 · 17:00 local
Place
Big Piney, WY
Airport
Miley Memorial Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
W6TA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N59798
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2B2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,350 total720 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days
N59798Registration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7652071 · Built 1976Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 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) 02/02/2008 - This is a digest of the missing pilot satement from privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Was interviewed regarding the 01/29/2008 incident at kbpi, WY. He provided this inspector with a typed report which was attached to the 8020-23 dated 02/04/2008 submitted to FAA NM region. His story is as follows: "I received an approach clearance from slc center for an approach to kbpi, I then thought I had switched to kbpi CTAF for traffic calls and advisories. Breaking out on a descent for a circling approach, I then switched to CTAF for a radio call, it was slc center frequency, I switched frequency again. I was running the prelanding check and got out of sequencce with the calls, and proceeded to land. I noticed the landing gear was not down when I heard the prop tips striking the runway, I pulled back on the stick and selected the gear down. The gear went down. I taxied back, shut down, and inspected the damage. I then called rick and grounded airplane. The propeller tips were bent, there was no other damage. This statement had been typed and his narration were word to this effect.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 02/02/2008 - THIS IS A DIGEST OF THE MISSING PILOT SATEMENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INTERVIEWED REGARDING THE 01/29/2008 INCIDENT AT KBPI, WY. HE PROVIDED THIS INSPECTOR WITH A TYPED REPORT WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE 8020-23 DATED 02/04/2008 SUBMITTED TO FAA NM REGION. HIS STORY IS AS FOLLOWS: "I RECEIVED AN APPROACH CLEARANCE FROM SLC CENTER FOR AN APPROACH TO KBPI, I THEN THOUGHT I HAD SWITCHED TO KBPI CTAF FOR TRAFFIC CALLS AND ADVISORIES. BREAKING OUT ON A DESCENT FOR A CIRCLING APPROACH, I THEN SWITCHED TO CTAF FOR A RADIO CALL, IT WAS SLC CENTER FREQUENCY, I SWITCHED FREQUENCY AGAIN. I WAS RUNNING THE PRELANDING CHECK AND GOT OUT OF SEQUENCCE WITH THE CALLS, AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. I NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN WHEN I HEARD THE PROP TIPS STRIKING THE RUNWAY, I PULLED BACK ON THE STICK AND SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN. THE GEAR WENT DOWN. I TAXIED BACK, SHUT DOWN, AND INSPECTED THE DAMAGE. I THEN CALLED RICK AND GROUNDED AIRPLANE. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT, THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE. THIS STATEMENT HAD BEEN TYPED AND HIS NARRATION WERE WORD TO THIS EFFECT.

Other reports on N59798 · 1

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