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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Frankfort, IN · December 5, 2019

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Date
December 5, 2019 · 14:20 local
Place
Frankfort, IN
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N542PU
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
782 total25 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N542PURegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 2844099 · Built 2003Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Description:

On December 5, 2019 at approximately 2:20PM eastern standard time, a Piper arrow with registration number N542PU, sustained minor damage

Following collision with runway 9 while simulating an engine failure at the Frankfort municipal airport, located in Frankfort, Indiana.

The instructional flight departed VFR from runway 27 and while on crosswind, the instructor simulated an engine failure to see if the student could make it back to runway 9. Both the instructor and the student failed to verify that the landing gear had been lowered and while in the flair, the instructor realized that the gear was not down and locked. The instructor applied full power to go-around and thought they only struck the tail of the aircraft. They did not learn of the propeller strike until they landed at the purdue university airport (klaf), 19 miles away.

The flight was operated under provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR)

Part 141 as a personal training flight.

Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was

Provided.

Examination of the aircraft on December 6, 2019 showed damage to the propeller tips, and antennas on the bottom of the aircraft.

The flight instructor/commercially rated pilot along with his student received no injuries.

Logbook entries showed the aircraft met all standard airworthiness

Inspections.

The compliance program was used in this case.

Ptrs: GL11202000666

As the FAA filed it

DESCRIPTION:

ON DECEMBER 5, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:20PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER ARROW WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N542PU, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE

FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH RUNWAY 9 WHILE SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE AT THE FRANKFORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LOCATED IN FRANKFORT, INDIANA.

THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED VFR FROM RUNWAY 27 AND WHILE ON CROSSWIND, THE INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE TO SEE IF THE STUDENT COULD MAKE IT BACK TO RUNWAY 9. BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT FAILED TO VERIFY THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN LOWERED AND WHILE IN THE FLAIR, THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER TO GO-AROUND AND THOUGHT THEY ONLY STRUCK THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THEY DID NOT LEARN OF THE PROPELLER STRIKE UNTIL THEY LANDED AT THE PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (KLAF), 19 MILES AWAY.

THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR)

PART 141 AS A PERSONAL TRAINING FLIGHT.

DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS

PROVIDED.

EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ON DECEMBER 6, 2019 SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER TIPS, AND ANTENNAS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT ALONG WITH HIS STUDENT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

LOGBOOK ENTRIES SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT MET ALL STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS

INSPECTIONS.

THE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM WAS USED IN THIS CASE.

PTRS: GL11202000666