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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Rochester, MN · September 27, 2019

Date
September 27, 2019 · 19:13 local
Place
Rochester, MN
Airport
Rochester International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N777CD
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,635 total120 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made an approach to land on runway 31 at rst the pilot requested an option for a touch-n-go which was granted by tower, the pilot proceeded with the landing, heard a non-typical noise, added power, heard a second non-typical noise, proceeded to take-off. Pilot reported he thought he had a gear problem. Pilot made several passes by the tower to ensure the gear were down. Pilot landed without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT RST THE PILOT REQUESTED AN OPTION FOR A TOUCH-N-GO WHICH WAS GRANTED BY TOWER, THE PILOT PROCEEDED WITH THE LANDING, HEARD A NON-TYPICAL NOISE, ADDED POWER, HEARD A SECOND NON-TYPICAL NOISE, PROCEEDED TO TAKE-OFF. PILOT REPORTED HE THOUGHT HE HAD A GEAR PROBLEM. PILOT MADE SEVERAL PASSES BY THE TOWER TO ENSURE THE GEAR WERE DOWN. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.