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FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Riverside, CA · July 9, 2017

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Date
July 9, 2017 · 19:25 local
Place
Riverside, CA
Airport
Riverside
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N244AT
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
496 total60 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N244ATRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496043 · Built 2001Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While attempting to land on runway 27 at the Riverside municipal airport, Riverside, CA (ral), this twin engine aircraft?s propellers struck the runway surface when the aircraft?s landing gear was not extended before landing. Upon hearing the sound of medal scraping in the landing flare, and initialing believing that they had a tail strike, the CFI and PIC initiated a successful aborted landing by advancing the throttles to a take-off position and performing a ?go-around?.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, RIVERSIDE, CA (RAL), THIS TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT?S PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT?S LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED BEFORE LANDING. UPON HEARING THE SOUND OF MEDAL SCRAPING IN THE LANDING FLARE, AND INITIALING BELIEVING THAT THEY HAD A TAIL STRIKE, THE CFI AND PIC INITIATED A SUCCESSFUL ABORTED LANDING BY ADVANCING THE THROTTLES TO A TAKE-OFF POSITION AND PERFORMING A ?GO-AROUND?.