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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · New Orleans, LA · February 5, 2011

Date: February 5, 2011 · 19:13 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Louis Armstrong
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N80311
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11CA211
Reported as: Piper PA-34-220T
Reported engine: Continental TSI0-470-B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total550 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N80311Registration cancelled Feb 19, 2016 · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 34-8233056 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T Engine modelContinental TSI0-470-BReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot flying from austin TX. To bogalusa la. Landing in bogalusa pilot reported he was hit by a gust of wind, aircraft lifed up and than dropped down hard. Started a go-around realized aircraft was yawing to the right and had a gear unsafe light. Decided to head for New Orleans. Landed at msy without incident at about 7:30 pm. Seen he had a number 2 prop strike. Since it was dark he did'nt notice he also wrinkled right wing skin.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLYING FROM AUSTIN TX. TO BOGALUSA LA. LANDING IN BOGALUSA PILOT REPORTED HE WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND, AIRCRAFT LIFED UP AND THAN DROPPED DOWN HARD. STARTED A GO-AROUND REALIZED AIRCRAFT WAS YAWING TO THE RIGHT AND HAD A GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. DECIDED TO HEAD FOR NEW ORLEANS. LANDED AT MSY WITHOUT INCIDENT AT ABOUT 7:30 PM. SEEN HE HAD A NUMBER 2 PROP STRIKE. SINCE IT WAS DARK HE DID'NT NOTICE HE ALSO WRINKLED RIGHT WING SKIN.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN11CA211Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBogalusa, LAThe pilot’s inadequate flare after encountering a gust of wind on landing.Feb 6, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N80311 · 1

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

Incident 19870414044339ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Roswell, NMAircraft was rotated early, gear retracted and settled back to the runway.Apr 14, 1987 · Minor damage