20200725011399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Fernandina Beac, FL · July 25, 2020

Date
July 25, 2020 · 13:45 local
Place
Fernandina Beac, FL
Airport
Fernandina Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31720
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20CA265
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
215 total17 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed runway 13 at (fhb)for a maintenance test flight following annual inspection of the aircraft. After departure at 400'AGL the pilot reported an intermittent shudder that went away with a slight power reduction. Aircraft returned to fhb to land on runway 13. On landing the right main landing gear was not down and locked. Aircraft right wing hit the runway and the aircraft slide off the runway. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 AT (FHB)FOR A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER DEPARTURE AT 400'AGL THE PILOT REPORTED AN INTERMITTENT SHUDDER THAT WENT AWAY WITH A SLIGHT POWER REDUCTION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FHB TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13. ON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING HIT THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.