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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · New Smyrna Bea, FL · February 24, 2009

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Date
February 24, 2009 · 12:30 local
Place
New Smyrna Bea, FL
Airport
New Smyrna Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7423J
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B1E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
763 total39 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N7423JRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30767 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While practice a 180 degree accuracy approach and landing on runway 2 at new Smyrna Beach airport, new Smyrna, Florida, student failed to lower landing gear and instructor failed to recognize that the gear was not extended until very close to touchdown. Instructor initiated go-around, but not in sufficient time to prevent propeller tips from striking runway. Aircraft landed safely without further incident, and damage to aircraft was limited to the propeller. Subsequent inspection of aircraft by FAA personnel revealed the gear unsafe warning horn did not operate with the throttle closed or with flaps set to 25 degrees. Either or both conditions should activate the horn. The horn did operate with the flaps extended beyond 25 degrees. The owner/operator was advised of this discrepancy and advised that it must be corrected prior to returning the aircraft to service. Both student and flight instructor were given remedial training by the 141 pilot school with which they were affiliated, and the instructor was given a 141 requalification flight check by the school’s assistant chief flight instructor. Additionally, student and instructor were provided significant counseling by FAA inspectors regarding the incident.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PRACTICE A 180 DEGREE ACCURACY APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 2 AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH AIRPORT, NEW SMYRNA, FLORIDA, STUDENT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED UNTIL VERY CLOSE TO TOUCHDOWN. INSTRUCTOR INITIATED GO-AROUND, BUT NOT IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT PROPELLER TIPS FROM STRIKING RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, AND DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT BY FAA PERSONNEL REVEALED THE GEAR UNSAFE WARNING HORN DID NOT OPERATE WITH THE THROTTLE CLOSED OR WITH FLAPS SET TO 25 DEGREES. EITHER OR BOTH CONDITIONS SHOULD ACTIVATE THE HORN. THE HORN DID OPERATE WITH THE FLAPS EXTENDED BEYOND 25 DEGREES. THE OWNER/OPERATOR WAS ADVISED OF THIS DISCREPANCY AND ADVISED THAT IT MUST BE CORRECTED PRIOR TO RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. BOTH STUDENT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE GIVEN REMEDIAL TRAINING BY THE 141 PILOT SCHOOL WITH WHICH THEY WERE AFFILIATED, AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVEN A 141 REQUALIFICATION FLIGHT CHECK BY THE SCHOOL’S ASSISTANT CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT COUNSELING BY FAA INSPECTORS REGARDING THE INCIDENT.