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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Henderson, NV · June 19, 2010

Date
June 19, 2010 · 11:50 local
Place
Henderson, NV
Airport
Henderson Executive
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8065P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

On June 19, 2010 privacy data omitted filed a flight plan to fly from kfnl, fort collins/loveland Colorado, near denver to Henderson Executive Airport, Nevada. From the national weather service report he knew it was going to be windy on the way into the las vegas valley. The wind was much stronger than he anticipated as he entered the las vegas valley area. The wind gusts had distracted his attention to flying that he forgot to lower the landing gear when he approached khnd, Henderson Executive Airport to land. He landed the aircraft on its belly with only apparent damage to the aircraft skin. However, all three propeller blades made contact with the ground bending the last 6 to 8 inches of each propeller into a curl. One blade curlled forward the other two blades were bent in a curl backwards. There is a FAA form 1360-33 on file for more details.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 19, 2010 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FILED A FLIGHT PLAN TO FLY FROM KFNL, FORT COLLINS/LOVELAND COLORADO, NEAR DENVER TO HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, NEVADA. FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORT HE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE WINDY ON THE WAY INTO THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE WIND WAS MUCH STRONGER THAN HE ANTICIPATED AS HE ENTERED THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AREA. THE WIND GUSTS HAD DISTRACTED HIS ATTENTION TO FLYING THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WHEN HE APPROACHED KHND, HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT TO LAND. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BELLY WITH ONLY APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT SKIN. HOWEVER, ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND BENDING THE LAST 6 TO 8 INCHES OF EACH PROPELLER INTO A CURL. ONE BLADE CURLLED FORWARD THE OTHER TWO BLADES WERE BENT IN A CURL BACKWARDS. THERE IS A FAA FORM 1360-33 ON FILE FOR MORE DETAILS.