20200326003139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Boca Raton, FL · March 26, 2020

Date
March 26, 2020 · 15:30 local
Place
Boca Raton, FL
Airport
Boca Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N246JB
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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 Thursday, March 26, 2020 privacy data omitted was the pilot in command(PIC) on aircraft N246JB. On approach to rwy 23 at kbct he became distracted by explaining a lot of things to a passenger who was with him on his first flight in a general aviation (ga)aircraft. As a result, privacy data omitted neglected to lower the landing gear. The automatic gear extender was in the disabled position. As he settled into ground effect and attempted to flare, something felt off. It took him a moment to realize that it was the landing gear. He then advanced the throttle in an attempt to go around. Simultaneously, the propeller tips struck the runway. As power came back up, he checked to make sure the engine was making power and that there were no abnormal sounds or vibrations. Hearing none, he continued the go around and continued climbing and made a left traffic pattern to land again on rwy 23. He lowered the gear and executed an uneventful landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND(PIC) ON AIRCRAFT N246JB. ON APPROACH TO RWY 23 AT KBCT HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY EXPLAINING A LOT OF THINGS TO A PASSENGER WHO WAS WITH HIM ON HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN A GENERAL AVIATION (GA)AIRCRAFT. AS A RESULT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC GEAR EXTENDER WAS IN THE DISABLED POSITION. AS HE SETTLED INTO GROUND EFFECT AND ATTEMPTED TO FLARE, SOMETHING FELT OFF. IT TOOK HIM A MOMENT TO REALIZE THAT IT WAS THE LANDING GEAR. HE THEN ADVANCED THE THROTTLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE PROPELLER TIPS STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AS POWER CAME BACK UP, HE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER AND THAT THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL SOUNDS OR VIBRATIONS. HEARING NONE, HE CONTINUED THE GO AROUND AND CONTINUED CLIMBING AND MADE A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND AGAIN ON RWY 23. HE LOWERED THE GEAR AND EXECUTED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.