# Incident 20140527012209I: Piper PA-31-350, Lititz, PA, May 27, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lititz, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ITJA
- Location: 40.1540° N, 76.3043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lititz, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1540&lon=-76.3043&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3VM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3VM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-541 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140527012209I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRMAN WAS CLEARED TO LAND RWY 31 FROM A CIRCLING APPROACH FROM RWY 8, ON 5/27/2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HOURS.

AS THE AIRMAN WAS IN THE LANDING FLARE ON RWY 31 , HE OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT SELECTED FOR THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.  THE AIRMAN PROCEEDED TO GO-AROUND AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR DURING THE GO-AROUND .  THE AIRMAN THEN LANDED ON RWY 31. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS HAD SUSTAINED GROUND IMPACT DAMAGE TO ALL BLADE TIPS AND THE LOWER VHF NAVIGATION ANTENNA HAS ALSO SUSTAINED GROUND IMPACT DAMAGE. LANDING GEAR AURAL WARNING SYSTEM INSPECTED AND FOUND INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N3VM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210926016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210926016059A), Sep 26, 2021: Piper PA-31-350 (N3VM), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. On September 26, 2021, at approximately 15:24 eastern standard time (EST) a Piper PA-31-350, operating in accordance with part 135, departed malden municipal…
- [Incident 20150326004799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150326004799I), Mar 26, 2015: Piper PA-31-350 (N3VM), Lititz, PA, Minor damage. During sun air flight 2253, PIC declared in-flight emergency, at 1436 EDT, approximately 10 NM west of lns at 3500 MSL. PIC reported being in IMC conditions…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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