20090218001389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402C · Vieques, Puerto Rico · February 18, 2009

Date
February 18, 2009 · 11:41 local
Place
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Airport
Vieques
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HYIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1361G
Reported as
Cessna 402C
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total8,000 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During landing at tjvq the left propeller contacted the runway approximately 1,200 to 1,300 feet down runway 09 causing 28 strike marks extending approximately 70 feet. The three blades were curled back approximately 3 inches. The pilot initiated a go-around and returned for landing without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING AT TJVQ THE LEFT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1,200 TO 1,300 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 09 CAUSING 28 STRIKE MARKS EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET. THE THREE BLADES WERE CURLED BACK APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND RETURNED FOR LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.