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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · West Palm Beach, FL · February 27, 2020

Date: February 27, 2020 · 11:00 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5246S
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,452 total1,500 in this make and model72 in the last 90 days

N5246SRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40950 · Built 1970 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine 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 requested landing on runway 32 at pbi, since the winds were gusty from a northwesterly direction. Airman stated that he landed prior to threshold to avoid crossing a perpendicular runway during landing. Pbi airport operations met airman at us customs and border protection and informed him that he landed on the emas. Airman denies landing on the emas and states he landed on the runway arrow. However, this landing was still prior to runway threshold. Airport operations provided a photo of tire mark on runway 32 emas.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REQUESTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT PBI, SINCE THE WINDS WERE GUSTY FROM A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. AIRMAN STATED THAT HE LANDED PRIOR TO THRESHOLD TO AVOID CROSSING A PERPENDICULAR RUNWAY DURING LANDING. PBI AIRPORT OPERATIONS MET AIRMAN AT US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND INFORMED HIM THAT HE LANDED ON THE EMAS. AIRMAN DENIES LANDING ON THE EMAS AND STATES HE LANDED ON THE RUNWAY ARROW. HOWEVER, THIS LANDING WAS STILL PRIOR TO RUNWAY THRESHOLD. AIRPORT OPERATIONS PROVIDED A PHOTO OF TIRE MARK ON RUNWAY 32 EMAS.

Other reports on N5246S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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