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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Ann Arbor, MI · April 28, 2013

Date: April 28, 2013 · 13:51 local
Place: Ann Arbor, MI
Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N422GL
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42
Reported engine: AUSTRO E4
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 355 total154 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N422GLRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42S/N 42.AC050 · Built 2007 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 Engine modelAustro E4 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft experienced a dual prop strike on an attempted landing at Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (karb) due to the landing gear not being extended.

The pilot stated that he normally puts the gear down when he intercepts the glide path but he may have become distracted due to a late handoff to the karb tower and the controller at the tower hassling him for calling him so late. He also stated that he didnt recall hearing the gear warning horn and he simply failed to extend the gear. Then the first thing he realized was a "click, click" sound. He then pulled back on the stick and initiated a go around. The go around was uneventful with the pilot stating the props looked intact and there was no vibration, with the only abnormality being that the plane climbed slowly. The pilot was able to land the plane safely.

The aircraft sustained damage to both props.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A DUAL PROP STRIKE ON AN ATTEMPTED LANDING AT ANN ARBOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KARB) DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR NOT BEING EXTENDED.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NORMALLY PUTS THE GEAR DOWN WHEN HE INTERCEPTS THE GLIDE PATH BUT HE MAY HAVE BECOME DISTRACTED DUE TO A LATE HANDOFF TO THE KARB TOWER AND THE CONTROLLER AT THE TOWER HASSLING HIM FOR CALLING HIM SO LATE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DIDNT RECALL HEARING THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND HE SIMPLY FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THEN THE FIRST THING HE REALIZED WAS A "CLICK, CLICK" SOUND. HE THEN PULLED BACK ON THE STICK AND INITIATED A GO AROUND. THE GO AROUND WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH THE PILOT STATING THE PROPS LOOKED INTACT AND THERE WAS NO VIBRATION, WITH THE ONLY ABNORMALITY BEING THAT THE PLANE CLIMBED SLOWLY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE PLANE SAFELY.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPS.