What happened
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On August 11, 2014, at approximately 07:45 am, N424TS performed a ?gear up touch and go? Landing at the Kearny Airport (E67). Once N424TS was airborne, the crew flew to falcon field where they made an uneventful landing. Upon landing they discovered several inches were missing on all of the propeller blades of both engines.
There were two souls onboard N424TS. The first was the pilot in command (PIC) who was also performing the duties of a european aviation safety agency examiner. The second soul was a student pilot who was taking his belgium VFR commercial pilot exam. Neither person was injured during the incident.
The N424TS PIC holds an FAA airline transport pilot certificate and an FAA flight instructor certificate. His second class medical certificate amd his flight review were current.
The pilot taking the check ride holds an FAA student pilot certificate. His third class medical certificate was current.
Weather: the pilots reported the cloud bases to be greater than 12,000? And the wind to be less than 5 knots. The closest weather reporting station to the Kearny Airport is the phoenix williams gateway airport (kiwa). At the approximate time of the incident kiwa was reporting similar conditions.
Aircraft: a maintenance test of landing gear extension, retraction, and gear warning systems revealed the systems were functioning properly.
The damage sustained in the gear up "touch and go" landing was not considered "substantial."
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 11, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 07:45 AM, N424TS PERFORMED A ?GEAR UP TOUCH AND GO? LANDING AT THE KEARNY AIRPORT (E67). ONCE N424TS WAS AIRBORNE, THE CREW FLEW TO FALCON FIELD WHERE THEY MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON LANDING THEY DISCOVERED SEVERAL INCHES WERE MISSING ON ALL OF THE PROPELLER BLADES OF BOTH ENGINES.
THERE WERE TWO SOULS ONBOARD N424TS. THE FIRST WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WHO WAS ALSO PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF A EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY EXAMINER. THE SECOND SOUL WAS A STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS TAKING HIS BELGIUM VFR COMMERCIAL PILOT EXAM. NEITHER PERSON WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT.
THE N424TS PIC HOLDS AN FAA AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND AN FAA FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. HIS SECOND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AMD HIS FLIGHT REVIEW WERE CURRENT.
THE PILOT TAKING THE CHECK RIDE HOLDS AN FAA STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. HIS THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS CURRENT.
WEATHER: THE PILOTS REPORTED THE CLOUD BASES TO BE GREATER THAN 12,000? AND THE WIND TO BE LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. THE CLOSEST WEATHER REPORTING STATION TO THE KEARNY AIRPORT IS THE PHOENIX WILLIAMS GATEWAY AIRPORT (KIWA). AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE INCIDENT KIWA WAS REPORTING SIMILAR CONDITIONS.
AIRCRAFT: A MAINTENANCE TEST OF LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, RETRACTION, AND GEAR WARNING SYSTEMS REVEALED THE SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED IN THE GEAR UP "TOUCH AND GO" LANDING WAS NOT CONSIDERED "SUBSTANTIAL."
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