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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Sugar Land, TX · March 21, 2012

Date: March 21, 2012 · 10:33 local
Place: Sugar Land, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2138K
Reported as: Piper PA-32RT-300T
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N2138KRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R-7987070 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300T 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.

Just prior to touching down on the runway, N2138K was notified by the tower that the nose gear did not appear to be down. The pilot initiated a go-around but was too low and the main gear made contact with the runway. This caused the prop to strike the runway. The pilot then shut down the engine and applied brakes. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway with no injuries involved.

As the FAA filed it

JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, N2138K WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TOWER THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND BUT WAS TOO LOW AND THE MAIN GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THIS CAUSED THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND APPLIED BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH NO INJURIES INVOLVED.