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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Grand Island, NE · April 21, 2010

Date: April 21, 2010 · 09:50 local
Place: Grand Island, NE
Airport: Central Nebraska Regional Airp
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3NB
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total950 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N3NBRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780277 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 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.

The airman was on a localizer back course approach in IMC conditions to the Grand Island, NE airport (kgri). After breaking out of the clouds, ATC alerted the airman twice that his landing gear was not extended. The airman stated that while in the flare for landing, he heard an ATC call indicating his landing gear was not extended. He then applied take-off power and initiated a go around. During the rejected landing, the propeller tips made contact with the runway surface, bending them back approximately 6 inches. The airman completed a go-around and was again vectored for a localizer backcourse approach, which resulted in a normal landing with no injuries. A subsequent inspection of the aircraft revealed that only the prop tips had made contact with the runway surface during the rejected landing. The airman felt that because he had been concentrating on the approach, he had forgot to extend the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN WAS ON A LOCALIZER BACK COURSE APPROACH IN IMC CONDITIONS TO THE GRAND ISLAND, NE AIRPORT (KGRI). AFTER BREAKING OUT OF THE CLOUDS, ATC ALERTED THE AIRMAN TWICE THAT HIS LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT WHILE IN THE FLARE FOR LANDING, HE HEARD AN ATC CALL INDICATING HIS LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. HE THEN APPLIED TAKE-OFF POWER AND INITIATED A GO AROUND. DURING THE REJECTED LANDING, THE PROPELLER TIPS MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE, BENDING THEM BACK APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES. THE AIRMAN COMPLETED A GO-AROUND AND WAS AGAIN VECTORED FOR A LOCALIZER BACKCOURSE APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN A NORMAL LANDING WITH NO INJURIES. A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT ONLY THE PROP TIPS HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE DURING THE REJECTED LANDING. THE AIRMAN FELT THAT BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN CONCENTRATING ON THE APPROACH, HE HAD FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.

Other reports on N3NB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19871016072239ILevel Off Touchdown · Winner, SDAircraft was landed with the gear up. Pilot claimed he was unable to extend the gear. During jacking gear extended.Oct 16, 1987 · Minor damage