What happened
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On 01-22-2011, at 13:15CST, the pilot of N9297P, a PA-24-260, serial number 24-4796 informed air traffic control he was going around after being cleared to land on runway 17R at preston smith international airport, in Lubbock, Texas. There was no mention of any difficulty from the pilot. The aircraft remained in the traffic pattern and landed on runway 17R, and taxied to parking. The pilot later contacted the national transportation safety board and informed an investigator he had damaged his aircraft during the first landing attempt when he forgot to lower the landing gear and did not follow his checklist. The propeller and belly scraped the runway and the pilot began a go-around. He lowered the landing gear normally and landed on the second approach and taxied to the ramp.FAA personnel were notified on 01-24-2011 and discovered minor damage to the aircraft lower fuselage and the propeller was damaged on all three blades. There was additional damage to the tail skid and communication antennae located on the lower aft fuselage. The weather was reported by ATC on 01-22-2011 at 1153CST. The winds were out of the southwest 220 degrees at 24 knots gusting to 34. The visibility was 5 statute miles in blowing dust. The clouds were measured at 13,000 feet MSL scattered and a ceiling of 20,000 feet broken. The temperature was 13 degrees celsius and a dew point of 11 degrees celsius. The barometric pressure was 29.83 inches of mercury.
As the FAA filed it
ON 01-22-2011, AT 13:15CST, THE PILOT OF N9297P, A PA-24-260, SERIAL NUMBER 24-4796 INFORMED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HE WAS GOING AROUND AFTER BEING CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17R AT PRESTON SMITH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF ANY DIFFICULTY FROM THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 17R, AND TAXIED TO PARKING.THE PILOT LATER CONTACTED THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD AND INFORMED AN INVESTIGATOR HE HAD DAMAGED HIS AIRCRAFT DURING THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT WHEN HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT FOLLOW HIS CHECKLIST. THE PROPELLER AND BELLY SCRAPED THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT BEGAN A GO-AROUND. HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR NORMALLY AND LANDED ON THE SECOND APPROACH AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP.FAA PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED ON 01-24-2011 AND DISCOVERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LOWER FUSELAGE AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED ON ALL THREE BLADES. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SKID AND COMMUNICATION ANTENNAE LOCATED ON THE LOWER AFT FUSELAGE.THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED BY ATC ON 01-22-2011 AT 1153CST. THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST 220 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS GUSTING TO 34. THE VISIBILITY WAS 5 STATUTE MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THE CLOUDS WERE MEASURED AT 13,000 FEET MSL SCATTERED AND A CEILING OF 20,000 FEET BROKEN. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 13 DEGREES CELSIUS AND A DEW POINT OF 11 DEGREES CELSIUS. THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WAS 29.83 INCHES OF MERCURY.
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