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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Rota, CM · January 15, 2020

Date
January 15, 2020 · 10:30 local
Place
Rota, CM
Airport
Rota International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
1SMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N606JS
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,413 total282 in this make and model169 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.

On January 15, 2020 at approximately 1030 local time, the PA-31-350 was involve in a dual propeller strike upon attempting to land at gro (Rota International Airport) after a 14 CFR part 135 cargo flight. During landing, the pilot did not realize that the landing gear was not extended and the propeller tips, inboard flap trailing edges and antenna struck the runway. The pilot initiated a ?go-around? Resulting in a successful gear-down landing. There were no injuries involved with this incident and the aircraft damage is considered minor.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 15, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 LOCAL TIME, THE PA-31-350 WAS INVOLVE IN A DUAL PROPELLER STRIKE UPON ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT GRO (ROTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) AFTER A 14 CFR PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT. DURING LANDING, THE PILOT DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AND THE PROPELLER TIPS, INBOARD FLAP TRAILING EDGES AND ANTENNA STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT INITIATED A ?GO-AROUND? RESULTING IN A SUCCESSFUL GEAR-DOWN LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED WITH THIS INCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED MINOR.