What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 8/21/2013 N8219M a CE-210K piloted by privacy data omitted was cleared to land runway 17 at Kalamazoo, MI (azo). The weather at the time of the incident was visual meteorological conditions with reported wind 290 at 9 KTS, 10SM visibility, scattered clouds at 5000FT, and a temperature of 30 degrees celsius. The air traffic control tower controller noted that N8219M had not put its landing gear down and instructed the pilot to go-around. The pilot replied, ?thank you?. N8219M was then instructed to enter left traffic for runway 23. The aircraft was cleared to land runway 23 and ATC requested the pilot make a short approach. The pilot accepted.
The aircraft touched down on runway 23, became airborne again, and subsequently impacted a runway light between taxiway a and e. the aircraft remained upright and sustained minor damage to the lower left hand side of the engine cowling and one of the propeller blades was chipped approximately 1/3RD the propeller length inboard from the tip. There was no sudden stoppage reported.
Additional damage was present on the plastic end cap of the right hand elevator. The pilot reported that this damage was sustained while pushing the aircraft back into his hanger.
As the FAA filed it
ON 8/21/2013 N8219M A CE-210K PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 17 AT KALAMAZOO, MI (AZO). THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH REPORTED WIND 290 AT 9 KTS, 10SM VISIBILITY, SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 5000FT, AND A TEMPERATURE OF 30 DEGREES CELSIUS. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER CONTROLLER NOTED THAT N8219M HAD NOT PUT ITS LANDING GEAR DOWN AND INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO GO-AROUND. THE PILOT REPLIED, ?THANK YOU?. N8219M WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO ENTER LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 23. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 23 AND ATC REQUESTED THE PILOT MAKE A SHORT APPROACH. THE PILOT ACCEPTED.
THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 23, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT BETWEEN TAXIWAY A AND E. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING AND ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WAS CHIPPED APPROXIMATELY 1/3RD THE PROPELLER LENGTH INBOARD FROM THE TIP. THERE WAS NO SUDDEN STOPPAGE REPORTED.
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS PRESENT ON THE PLASTIC END CAP OF THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THIS DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED WHILE PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO HIS HANGER.
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