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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T1 · Fletcher, NC · August 6, 2013

Date: August 6, 2013 · 12:15 local
Place: Fletcher, NC
Airport: Asheville Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N819SW
Reported as: Piper PA-31T1
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,432 total430 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N819SWRegistered now · Piper PA-31T1S/N 31T-8104059 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-31T1 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 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.

On August 6, 2013 N819SW operated under 14 CFR part 91 by the owner substained damage to the propellers while attempting to land at (avl) Asheville Regional Airport with the landing gear retracted. Airport tower tried to inform the pilot to go around but pilot was on wrong frequency. Pilot did initiate a go around and landed without further incident. After landing pilot noted damage to left and right propeller tips.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 6, 2013 N819SW OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 BY THE OWNER SUBSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLERS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT (AVL) ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. AIRPORT TOWER TRIED TO INFORM THE PILOT TO GO AROUND BUT PILOT WAS ON WRONG FREQUENCY. PILOT DID INITIATE A GO AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING PILOT NOTED DAMAGE TO LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLER TIPS.