20160102000139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Dubuque, IA · January 2, 2016

Date: January 2, 2016 · 12:40 local
Place: Dubuque, IA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N892MM
Reported as: Piper PA-31-325
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,445 total477 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N892MMRegistered now · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-8112029 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 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.

The pilot stated that he departed dbq at approximately 12:00 on January 2, 2016 for a local flight on runway 31 and that the runway was acceptable upon departure.

The pilot stated that the flight duration was approximately 45 minutes and upon returning to dbq the wind had picked up and turned to more of a crosswind. Additionally, he stated that the active runway upon return was runway 31.

During landing the pilot reported that the plane veered to the left purportedly after hitting a patch of ice on the runway. Additionally, the pilot stated that as he tried to recover, the plane lost control and went off the runway on the right side. Further, the pilot stated that while exiting the runway the aircraft hit an unknown object causing damage to one of the prop blades on the right engine, which caused the prop to be slightly bent.

There were no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED DBQ AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 ON JANUARY 2, 2016 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT ON RUNWAY 31 AND THAT THE RUNWAY WAS ACCEPTABLE UPON DEPARTURE.

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT DURATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AND UPON RETURNING TO DBQ THE WIND HAD PICKED UP AND TURNED TO MORE OF A CROSSWIND. ADDITIONALLY, HE STATED THAT THE ACTIVE RUNWAY UPON RETURN WAS RUNWAY 31.

DURING LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT PURPORTEDLY AFTER HITTING A PATCH OF ICE ON THE RUNWAY. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE TRIED TO RECOVER, THE PLANE LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. FURTHER, THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT HIT AN UNKNOWN OBJECT CAUSING DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE PROP BLADES ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE PROP TO BE SLIGHTLY BENT.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.