20190515004419I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA46-500TP · San Antonio, TX · May 15, 2019

Date: May 15, 2019 · 15:33 local
Place: San Antonio, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N776KC
Reported as: Piper PA46-500TP
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

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What happened

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May 15, 2019 at 1533 CDT, aircraft bearing registration number N776KC, while landing, made contact with runway surface with landing gear partially extended at ksat in San Antonio, TX. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The airman was not injured. FAA onsite investigation revealed the left gear was down and locked. The right gear and nose gear were only partially extended and all propeller blades were damaged. Airman told a witness at the scene that he may have forgot to put the landing gear down. Airman told the FAA inspector on scene that he was not sure if he had put the gear down. Other witnesses stated they observed the landing gear not being extended on final approach and prior to the aircraft contacting the runway. ATC recording was reviewed and voice of pilot stated "I made a gear up landing".

As the FAA filed it

MAY 15, 2019 AT 1533 CDT, AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N776KC, WHILE LANDING, MADE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY SURFACE WITH LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED AT KSAT IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRMAN WAS NOT INJURED. FAA ONSITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE RIGHT GEAR AND NOSE GEAR WERE ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND ALL PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED. AIRMAN TOLD A WITNESS AT THE SCENE THAT HE MAY HAVE FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. AIRMAN TOLD THE FAA INSPECTOR ON SCENE THAT HE WAS NOT SURE IF HE HAD PUT THE GEAR DOWN. OTHER WITNESSES STATED THEY OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR NOT BEING EXTENDED ON FINAL APPROACH AND PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. ATC RECORDING WAS REVIEWED AND VOICE OF PILOT STATED "I MADE A GEAR UP LANDING".