20090816014329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Fresno, CA · August 16, 2009

Date
August 16, 2009 · 18:45 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno Yosemite International
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4121K
Reported as
Piper PA46350P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,670 total130 in this make and model15 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) The pilot was cleared to land on runway 29R at kfat after an IFR flight from vny. On short final the aircraft settled to the runway and made a 3 point landing causing the aircraft to bounce. During the second bounce the propeller struck the surface. After landing the aircraft taxied to a nearby FBO and assessed the damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29R AT KFAT AFTER AN IFR FLIGHT FROM VNY. ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY AND MADE A 3 POINT LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. DURING THE SECOND BOUNCE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SURFACE. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO A NEARBY FBO AND ASSESSED THE DAMAGE.