20171026020379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Selma, AL · October 26, 2017

Date
October 26, 2017 · 16:18 local
Place
Selma, AL
Airport
Craig Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6640P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
982 total50 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

On October 26, 2017 the pilot of N6640P was conducting a local area flight which included multiple touch and go landings in Selma, Alabama (ksem). While conducting the third touch and go landing the pilot stated that he heard and felt what he thought to be the tail cone of the aircraft contacting the ground. The pilot responded to the condition by adding power and executing a go-around. While on the go-around the pilot stated that he cycled the landing gear and verified the gear indicated to be in the down and locked position. The final landing was uneventful and the pilot taxied clear of the active runway. Upon reaching aircraft parking the pilot shut down the engine and noticed that the propeller had contacted the ground and bent the tips of each blade. Further inspection of the aircraft found that the fuselage of the aircraft did not come in contact with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 26, 2017 THE PILOT OF N6640P WAS CONDUCTING A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT WHICH INCLUDED MULTIPLE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN SELMA, ALABAMA (KSEM). WHILE CONDUCTING THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD AND FELT WHAT HE THOUGHT TO BE THE TAIL CONE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE PILOT RESPONDED TO THE CONDITION BY ADDING POWER AND EXECUTING A GO-AROUND. WHILE ON THE GO-AROUND THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AND VERIFIED THE GEAR INDICATED TO BE IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE FINAL LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE PILOT TAXIED CLEAR OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. UPON REACHING AIRCRAFT PARKING THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER HAD CONTACTED THE GROUND AND BENT THE TIPS OF EACH BLADE. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.