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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Wahoo, NE · July 5, 2008

Date: July 5, 2008 · 10:30 local
Place: Wahoo, NE
Airport: Wahoo Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78MS
Reported as: Piper PA31325
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,039 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N78MSRegistered now · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7812074 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325 Engine 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) The PIC was performing touch and go takeoffs and landings at the Wahoo airport in Wahoo, Nebraska. On the third landing, the before landing checklist was used, but the PIC failed to verify three green lights on the gear down indicator. In the landing flare, both propellers and one antenna on the belly of the aircraft came in contact with the runway during a gear up landing. The PIC performed a go-around and was able to recover from the ground contact and returned the aircraft to flight. The PIC then proceeded to kmle and landed without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PIC WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE WAHOO AIRPORT IN WAHOO, NEBRASKA. ON THE THIRD LANDING, THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST WAS USED, BUT THE PIC FAILED TO VERIFY THREE GREEN LIGHTS ON THE GEAR DOWN INDICATOR. IN THE LANDING FLARE, BOTH PROPELLERS AND ONE ANTENNA ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY DURING A GEAR UP LANDING. THE PIC PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE GROUND CONTACT AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIGHT. THE PIC THEN PROCEEDED TO KMLE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.