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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Springfield, MO · September 3, 2012

Date
September 3, 2012 · 14:50 local
Place
Springfield, MO
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7830Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

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.

PIC neglected to extend landing gear prior to landing. Both props struck the runway and the PIC attempted a go-around. However, the acft settled onto the runway and slid off onto the grass. Aircraft damage limited to bent propeller blades and scratches to the belly. Airport mgr reported damage to some runway lights.

As the FAA filed it

PIC NEGLECTED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. BOTH PROPS STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE PIC ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. HOWEVER, THE ACFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND SLID OFF ONTO THE GRASS. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE LIMITED TO BENT PROPELLER BLADES AND SCRATCHES TO THE BELLY. AIRPORT MGR REPORTED DAMAGE TO SOME RUNWAY LIGHTS.