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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Miami, FL · January 2, 2017

Date: January 2, 2017 · 12:03 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Miami Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N378MM
Reported as: Piper PA-31-325
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 988 total953 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N378MMRegistered now · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7812118 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On January 2, 2017, at approximately 17:03 zulu a Piper model PA31, registration N378MM, on approach to Miami Executive Airport, aircraft impacted runway 9R with landing gear retracted. The pilot in command (PIC) stated he was distracted by passengers during approach and PIC did not extend landing gear. Aircraft immediately departed again and lowered gear, and then flew a right hand pattern go around and landed on runway 9R without incident. Aircraft sustained ground damage to both engines propeller blades, flaps, and two bottom antennas.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 2, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:03 ZULU A PIPER MODEL PA31, REGISTRATION N378MM, ON APPROACH TO MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY 9R WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY PASSENGERS DURING APPROACH AND PIC DID NOT EXTEND LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED AGAIN AND LOWERED GEAR, AND THEN FLEW A RIGHT HAND PATTERN GO AROUND AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 9R WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED GROUND DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINES PROPELLER BLADES, FLAPS, AND TWO BOTTOM ANTENNAS.

Other reports on N378MM · 1

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

Incident 20171103018189ILanding: Touchdown · Homestead, FLAirman [privacy data omitted] was on a flight from tmb to X51. Upon landing the nose Gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a stop on the runway damaging both props and the nose skin, in addition to the nose gear doors and pitot tubes.Nov 3, 2017 · Minor damage