20090110000529I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Georgetown, TX · January 10, 2009

Date: January 10, 2009 · 11:02 local
Place: Georgetown, TX
Airport: Georgetown Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N31R
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total1,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N31RRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885150 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot entered class d airspace without radio contact with ATC. Pilot did not respond to light gun signals during approach to gtu runway 36. Pilot attempted to land at gtu runway 36 with gear retracted. The propeller struck the runway surface creating an incident. Pilot performed a go-around after the propeller struck the runway surface. Pilot circled to land without radio contact. Pilot landed gtu runway 36 on second attempt and taxied to the ramp without further incident. No NMAC, no fire, no damage to persons or property on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT WITH ATC. PILOT DID NOT RESPOND TO LIGHT GUN SIGNALS DURING APPROACH TO GTU RUNWAY 36. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT GTU RUNWAY 36 WITH GEAR RETRACTED. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE CREATING AN INCIDENT. PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AFTER THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE. PILOT CIRCLED TO LAND WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT. PILOT LANDED GTU RUNWAY 36 ON SECOND ATTEMPT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO NMAC, NO FIRE, NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.