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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-180 · Tiffin, OH · July 25, 2020

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Date
July 25, 2020 · 16:00 local
Place
Tiffin, OH
Airport
Seneca County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5974P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,751 total2,638 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N5974PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-180S/N 24-1067 · Built 1959Airframe modelPiper PA-24-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was on a VFR approach to Seneca county (Tiffin, 1G6) and conducted a go around due to an aircraft taxiing down the active runway (parallel taxiway was closed at the time). The pilot neglected to conduct a pre-landing checklist and did not lower the landing gear. The second approach to landing resulted in the aircraft propeller striking the pavement. The pilot realized what happened and elected to go around. Third approach and landing was normal. During refueling, the pilot noticed the propeller was damaged due to the gear up landing. The pilot reported no other damage. There were no reported injuries or other property damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON A VFR APPROACH TO SENECA COUNTY (TIFFIN, 1G6) AND CONDUCTED A GO AROUND DUE TO AN AIRCRAFT TAXIING DOWN THE ACTIVE RUNWAY (PARALLEL TAXIWAY WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME). THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO CONDUCT A PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST AND DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE SECOND APPROACH TO LANDING RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRIKING THE PAVEMENT. THE PILOT REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED AND ELECTED TO GO AROUND. THIRD APPROACH AND LANDING WAS NORMAL. DURING REFUELING, THE PILOT NOTICED THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE GEAR UP LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED NO OTHER DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE.