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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Palatka, FL · March 17, 2018

Date: March 17, 2018 · 11:30 local
Place: Palatka, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N15839
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,170 total300 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N15839Registered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350100 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On sixth approach with the right engine simulated failure(throttle at idle) the student requested to wit until final to lower the landing gear to improve aircraft handling safety. Pilot agreed as he misjudged base to final and was a little wide. Pilot saw him reach for the gear switch but diverted my ttention to airspeed indicator as he was attempting to bank toosteep. He did not select gear down but placed his hand on the left throttle. Final approach wasnormalized until the sound of propellers contacted the runway was heard. Pull up was immediately performed, gear lowered, power added and the aircraft performed a go around. On landing the leftpropeller was found to have approximately the outer 3 inches curled backwards and the right propeller had approximately the outer 2 inches curled backwards. No other damage occured to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON SIXTH APPROACH WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE SIMULATED FAILURE(THROTTLE AT IDLE) THE STUDENT REQUESTED TO WIT UNTIL FINAL TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR TO IMPROVE AIRCRAFT HANDLING SAFETY. PILOT AGREED AS HE MISJUDGED BASE TO FINAL AND WAS A LITTLE WIDE. PILOT SAW HIM REACH FOR THE GEAR SWITCH BUT DIVERTED MY TTENTION TO AIRSPEED INDICATOR AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BANK TOOSTEEP. HE DID NOT SELECT GEAR DOWN BUT PLACED HIS HAND ON THE LEFT THROTTLE. FINAL APPROACH WASNORMALIZED UNTIL THE SOUND OF PROPELLERS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WAS HEARD. PULL UP WAS IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED, GEAR LOWERED, POWER ADDED AND THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A GO AROUND. ON LANDING THE LEFTPROPELLER WAS FOUND TO HAVE APPROXIMATELY THE OUTER 3 INCHES CURLED BACKWARDS AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER HAD APPROXIMATELY THE OUTER 2 INCHES CURLED BACKWARDS. NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURED TO AIRCRAFT.