What happened
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On 6/13/19 approximately between 18:15 and 18:20 CDT, N82303 a PA32R was approaching 7F3 from the north, the student pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, decide to execute a touch and go after practicing private pilot maneuvers in preparation for his private pilot checkride. During the roundout phase of the landing, pilot heard the sound of the gear horn and around the same time, the propeller struck the runway. At this point, the pilot decided to add full power and attempted to execute a go around. According to the pilot, the engine produced power from three to four seconds and immediately thereafter, it started to lose power and at this point, he decided to lower the gear and realized he was running out of runway and immediately planted the aircraft on the grassy area left of runway 18. Due to the hard landing, the left main gear collapse and the airplane veered to the left exiting the runway facing east. Airplane received substantial damage to left main, left flaps, propeller and right wing. The nose gear was transitioning from the retracted position to the extended position. The right main gear was extended. No injuries to pilot were reported. Winds at the time of the accident reported from the 170 degrees at 05 knots (kgvt) student pilot and aircraft owner received appropriate endorsements from CFI to operate a high performance/complex airplane
As the FAA filed it
ON 6/13/19 APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 18:15 AND 18:20 CDT, N82303 A PA32R WAS APPROACHING 7F3 FROM THE NORTH, THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, DECIDE TO EXECUTE A TOUCH AND GO AFTER PRACTICING PRIVATE PILOT MANEUVERS IN PREPARATION FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE. DURING THE ROUNDOUT PHASE OF THE LANDING, PILOT HEARD THE SOUND OF THE GEAR HORN AND AROUND THE SAME TIME, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ADD FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE PRODUCED POWER FROM THREE TO FOUR SECONDS AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, IT STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND AT THIS POINT, HE DECIDED TO LOWER THE GEAR AND REALIZED HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY AND IMMEDIATELY PLANTED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GRASSY AREA LEFT OF RUNWAY 18. DUE TO THE HARD LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT EXITING THE RUNWAY FACING EAST. AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN, LEFT FLAPS, PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING. THE NOSE GEAR WAS TRANSITIONING FROM THE RETRACTED POSITION TO THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS EXTENDED. NO INJURIES TO PILOT WERE REPORTED. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED FROM THE 170 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS (KGVT) STUDENT PILOT AND AIRCRAFT OWNER RECEIVED APPROPRIATE ENDORSEMENTS FROM CFI TO OPERATE A HIGH PERFORMANCE/COMPLEX AIRPLANE
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