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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Buffalo, NY · July 19, 2016

Date
July 19, 2016 · 14:34 local
Place
Buffalo, NY
Airport
Buffalo Niagara International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N269Z
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,371 total19 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed bqr on 19 jul 2016 for a day VFR training flight with the flight instructor and the student pilot on board. The student was practicing cross wind landings at buf on runway 05 after other air work. While preparing for touch down on rwy 05 with option for touch and go, the propeller began to strike the runway and the aircraft settled down on the aircraft belly and slid to a stop. No injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BQR ON 19 JUL 2016 FOR A DAY VFR TRAINING FLIGHT WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD. THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING CROSS WIND LANDINGS AT BUF ON RUNWAY 05 AFTER OTHER AIR WORK. WHILE PREPARING FOR TOUCH DOWN ON RWY 05 WITH OPTION FOR TOUCH AND GO, THE PROPELLER BEGAN TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED DOWN ON THE AIRCRAFT BELLY AND SLID TO A STOP. NO INJURIES REPORTED.