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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Springfield, KY · August 29, 2018

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Date
August 29, 2018 · 22:06 local
Place
Springfield, KY
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2148B
Reported as
Piper PA-32RT-300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total400 in this make and model
N2148BRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R-7987030Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300TEngine 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 cancelled IFR 10 miles from the airport at night and "stated good visibility, clear sky and wind calm. Set up approach at 95 KTS, suddenly airspeed dropped to 80, when I realized it I added pwr with no effect, I tried to flare but yoke was full aft, we hit runway with gear down at a pretty steep decent rate and lost control exiting runway in the grass to the left nose gear colapsed striking propeller. Aircraft came to a stop. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CANCELLED IFR 10 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AT NIGHT AND "STATED GOOD VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKY AND WIND CALM. SET UP APPROACH AT 95 KTS, SUDDENLY AIRSPEED DROPPED TO 80, WHEN I REALIZED IT I ADDED PWR WITH NO EFFECT, I TRIED TO FLARE BUT YOKE WAS FULL AFT, WE HIT RUNWAY WITH GEAR DOWN AT A PRETTY STEEP DECENT RATE AND LOST CONTROL EXITING RUNWAY IN THE GRASS TO THE LEFT NOSE GEAR COLAPSED STRIKING PROPELLER. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. NO INJURIES.