OpenAirDocs.org

20120525008939I

Incident · Minor damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Piper PA46R-350T · Logan, WV · May 25, 2012

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
May 25, 2012 · 09:15 local
Place
Logan, WV
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N22TP
Reported as
Piper PA46R-350T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
13,686 total43 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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.

Flight originated from charleston WV (crw) in route to Logan WV 6L4. During approach to land on runway 6 the pilot noted vehicle traffic traveling to the left and parallel to the runway. The pilot extended his approach to allow the rock truck to clear the area. At this time the pilot continued his approach. During landing, the pilot indicated he heard no gear warning and did not know the gear was not down. Witness from the rock truck operator and the in loader operator at the approach end did not see the gear down. Pilot landed center of runway and slid on the belly of the aircraft approx. 700 feet and came to rest just right of center line. Damage to aircraft as follows:prop strikeengine sudden stoppageright and left flap tornmin damage to belly of fuselage most damage confined to the antennaslower engine cowling damaged aircraft was removed from runway and taken to maintenance hangar. The aircraft was jacked and gear exercised five times including an emergency extension. Gear functioned normal no defects found at this time.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CHARLESTON WV (CRW) IN ROUTE TO LOGAN WV 6L4. DURING APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6 THE PILOT NOTED VEHICLE TRAFFIC TRAVELING TO THE LEFT AND PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT EXTENDED HIS APPROACH TO ALLOW THE ROCK TRUCK TO CLEAR THE AREA. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS APPROACH. DURING LANDING, THE PILOT INDICATED HE HEARD NO GEAR WARNING AND DID NOT KNOW THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. WITNESS FROM THE ROCK TRUCK OPERATOR AND THE IN LOADER OPERATOR AT THE APPROACH END DID NOT SEE THE GEAR DOWN. PILOT LANDED CENTER OF RUNWAY AND SLID ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT APPROX. 700 FEET AND CAME TO REST JUST RIGHT OF CENTER LINE. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AS FOLLOWS:PROP STRIKEENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGERIGHT AND LEFT FLAP TORNMIN DAMAGE TO BELLY OF FUSELAGE MOST DAMAGE CONFINED TO THE ANTENNASLOWER ENGINE COWLING DAMAGED AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM RUNWAY AND TAKEN TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND GEAR EXERCISED FIVE TIMES INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY EXTENSION. GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMAL NO DEFECTS FOUND AT THIS TIME.