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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Port Clinton, OH · December 8, 2017

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Date
December 8, 2017 · 15:45 local
Place
Port Clinton, OH
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8220W
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total10 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N8220WRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8029099 · Built 1980Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301TEngine 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.

Pilot was making a normal landing on runway 27 with his flight instructor when upon landing the nose of the aircraft continued to sink and the propeller impacted the runway. The aircraft continued down the centerline of the runway as it rode the prop until it came to a rest. The pilot stated that all 3 green down and locked lights were illuminated with no gear warning indications noted. The aircraft was being used for flight instruction over the course of the previous 2 weeks with no reported problems. According to the flight instructor, the aircraft had accumulated nearly 10 flight hours and 40 landings during this time. Prior to being operated for flight instruction, the aircraft had not been flown for over 2 years as the previous owner was ill. The annual inspection to include all other required inspections had been kept current. The aircraft was moved from the runway by ground crews and placed in a hangar on the field. Damage to the aircraft was limited to the propeller, the underside of the engine cowling, and the leading edge corners of the nose gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS MAKING A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHEN UPON LANDING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY AS IT RODE THE PROP UNTIL IT CAME TO A REST. THE PILOT STATED THAT ALL 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WITH NO GEAR WARNING INDICATIONS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION OVER THE COURSE OF THE PREVIOUS 2 WEEKS WITH NO REPORTED PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED NEARLY 10 FLIGHT HOURS AND 40 LANDINGS DURING THIS TIME. PRIOR TO BEING OPERATED FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR OVER 2 YEARS AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS ILL. THE ANNUAL INSPECTION TO INCLUDE ALL OTHER REQUIRED INSPECTIONS HAD BEEN KEPT CURRENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE RUNWAY BY GROUND CREWS AND PLACED IN A HANGAR ON THE FIELD. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING, AND THE LEADING EDGE CORNERS OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS.