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FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Bullhead City, AZ · February 16, 2008

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Date
February 16, 2008 · 10:25 local
Place
Bullhead City, AZ
Airport
Laughlin/Bullhead International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N629DK
Reported as
Piper PA46350P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
801 total187 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N629DKRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636158 · Built 1998Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350PEngine 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) According to the FAA form 8020-9, dated 19 February 2008, the aircraft landing was described as "hard" by Bullhead City airport ATCT (kifp) personnel. Mohave county airport personnel discovered that the aircraft exhibited signs of experiencing a prop strike. Airport personnel provided photographs which clearly indicated damage to all four propeller blade tips. Photographs also indicate several prop strike "cuts" in the runway near the centerline markings. The pilot provided a written statement through his attorney which stated that as he was landing, he encountered a strong crosswind gust which caused the aircraft to bank to the left and the nose to drop. The pilot stated that as he rolled wings level and maneuvered the aircraft back to the runway centerline, he touched down nosewheel first, causing the propeller to strike the runway. The aircraft bounced, porpoised and pitched forward (nose low). The pilot stated that the wind gust was a factor in his ability to control the aircraft. Amended FAA form 8020-23 on 03/17/08 to include missing pilot information in block 31.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE FAA FORM 8020-9, DATED 19 FEBRUARY 2008, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING WAS DESCRIBED AS "HARD" BY BULLHEAD CITY AIRPORT ATCT (KIFP) PERSONNEL. MOHAVE COUNTY AIRPORT PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED SIGNS OF EXPERIENCING A PROP STRIKE. AIRPORT PERSONNEL PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH CLEARLY INDICATED DAMAGE TO ALL FOUR PROPELLER BLADE TIPS. PHOTOGRAPHS ALSO INDICATE SEVERAL PROP STRIKE "CUTS" IN THE RUNWAY NEAR THE CENTERLINE MARKINGS. THE PILOT PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT THROUGH HIS ATTORNEY WHICH STATED THAT AS HE WAS LANDING, HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG CROSSWIND GUST WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BANK TO THE LEFT AND THE NOSE TO DROP. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE ROLLED WINGS LEVEL AND MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, HE TOUCHED DOWN NOSEWHEEL FIRST, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, PORPOISED AND PITCHED FORWARD (NOSE LOW). THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WIND GUST WAS A FACTOR IN HIS ABILITY TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. AMENDED FAA FORM 8020-23 ON 03/17/08 TO INCLUDE MISSING PILOT INFORMATION IN BLOCK 31.