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.
Mr fadel was an applicant taking a practicial test for his commercial multiengine instrument airplane certificate. When on a short field approach, which was his task from the examiner, he hit the runway hard. Mr fadel stated that he lost control of the aircraft when it started to fall from the sky about 50 feet from the runway surface. He also stated that he only configured the airplane with two notches of flaps for the landing. The configuration for the aircraft is three notches of flaps when performing a short field landing. He stated that as the aircraft hit the runway hard he added full power to perform a go around which is what the examiner prompted him to do. The aircraft initiated and completed a go around. After making sure the aircraft seemed to them to be ok, they proceeded to land. After landing it was realized that the gear had damage so the pilot stopped the aircraft at the end of the runway and then called for assistance.
As the FAA filed it
MR FADEL WAS AN APPLICANT TAKING A PRACTICIAL TEST FOR HIS COMMERCIAL MULTIENGINE INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE CERTIFICATE. WHEN ON A SHORT FIELD APPROACH, WHICH WAS HIS TASK FROM THE EXAMINER, HE HIT THE RUNWAY HARD. MR FADEL STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT STARTED TO FALL FROM THE SKY ABOUT 50 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE ONLY CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE WITH TWO NOTCHES OF FLAPS FOR THE LANDING. THE CONFIGURATION FOR THE AIRCRAFT IS THREE NOTCHES OF FLAPS WHEN PERFORMING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. HE STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD HE ADDED FULL POWER TO PERFORM A GO AROUND WHICH IS WHAT THE EXAMINER PROMPTED HIM TO DO. THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED AND COMPLETED A GO AROUND. AFTER MAKING SURE THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO THEM TO BE OK, THEY PROCEEDED TO LAND. AFTER LANDING IT WAS REALIZED THAT THE GEAR HAD DAMAGE SO THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE.
Other reports on N1380T · 9
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.