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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Westminster, MD · June 14, 2020

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Date
June 14, 2020 · 19:15 local
Place
Westminster, MD
Airport
Carroll County Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N780FM
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,031 total505 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
N780FMRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 2844086 · Built 2002Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 14, 2020 at approximately 1915 local time, privacy data omitted, while acting as a flight instructor, conducted a practice emergency engine out landing at Carroll County Regional Airport, Westminster, MD, (kdmw) with a private pilot rated student. When the private pilot rated student was not performing the maneuver adequately, privacy data omitted took control of the airplane on short final. During the attempted flare just prior to landing, they both heard a scraping sound. privacy data omitted Initiated a go around. Once at a safe altitude, privacy data omitted and the student assessed the situation and realized that the landing gear had not been lowered. Initially, they felt that they had scraped the tail tie down, not thinking they had also struck the prop. They decided to return to their home base at tipton airport, fort meade, MD (kfme). Once there and after an uneventful landing, they inspected the airplane to find that they had scraped the tail tie down and damaged the prop. This damage is considered minor.

Weather: dmw, 2020-06-14, 142315Z auto 00000KT 10SM SCT065 OVC080 22/12 A3033 rmk AO2

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 14, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE ACTING AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, CONDUCTED A PRACTICE EMERGENCY ENGINE OUT LANDING AT CARROLL COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, WESTMINSTER, MD, (KDMW) WITH A PRIVATE PILOT RATED STUDENT. WHEN THE PRIVATE PILOT RATED STUDENT WAS NOT PERFORMING THE MANEUVER ADEQUATELY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON SHORT FINAL. DURING THE ATTEMPTED FLARE JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THEY BOTH HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INITIATED A GO AROUND. ONCE AT A SAFE ALTITUDE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE STUDENT ASSESSED THE SITUATION AND REALIZED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD NOT BEEN LOWERED. INITIALLY, THEY FELT THAT THEY HAD SCRAPED THE TAIL TIE DOWN, NOT THINKING THEY HAD ALSO STRUCK THE PROP. THEY DECIDED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME BASE AT TIPTON AIRPORT, FORT MEADE, MD (KFME). ONCE THERE AND AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, THEY INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE TO FIND THAT THEY HAD SCRAPED THE TAIL TIE DOWN AND DAMAGED THE PROP. THIS DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED MINOR.

WEATHER: DMW, 2020-06-14, 142315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 OVC080 22/12 A3033 RMK AO2