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FAA incident report · New Piper PA-46-500TP · Akron, OH · October 27, 2020

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Date
October 27, 2020 · 19:55 local
Place
Akron, OH
Airport
Akron Canton Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N53AL
Reported as
New Piper PA-46-500TP
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
769 total175 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N53ALRegistered now · New Piper PA-46-500TPS/N 4697287 · Built 2006Airframe modelNew Piper PA-46-500TPEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42ATurbo-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 was practicing takeoffs and landings with co-pilot for the purpose of proficiency work at kcak. IMC conditions prevailed because of a low overcast. His second approach was vectors for the GPS rwy 5. After being vectored onto the final approach course, he was cleared for a low approach. He requested the option, with the intention of landing, and was cleared for the option. He descended through the overcast and had the field in sight. He continued his descent to land. He stated that he came in over the numbers, 3-green, down and locked, and pulled the power back to idle, flared, and touched down on centerline with the mains and then the nose. He stated that while maintaining directional control of the aircraft, he went to reach over to retract the flaps and inadvertently activated the gear lever to the up position. The nose of the aircraft began to drop causing the engine propeller to impact the runway. After realizing his mistake, he pulled the yoke back and moved the gear lever back to the full down position, the nose gear returned to the fully extended position. The aircraft was then taxied off the active runway and onto the taxiway. The tower was notified and the aircraft was towed to a maintenance hangar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH CO-PILOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROFICIENCY WORK AT KCAK. IMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED BECAUSE OF A LOW OVERCAST. HIS SECOND APPROACH WAS VECTORS FOR THE GPS RWY 5. AFTER BEING VECTORED ONTO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE, HE WAS CLEARED FOR A LOW APPROACH. HE REQUESTED THE OPTION, WITH THE INTENTION OF LANDING, AND WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION. HE DESCENDED THROUGH THE OVERCAST AND HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT. HE CONTINUED HIS DESCENT TO LAND. HE STATED THAT HE CAME IN OVER THE NUMBERS, 3-GREEN, DOWN AND LOCKED, AND PULLED THE POWER BACK TO IDLE, FLARED, AND TOUCHED DOWN ON CENTERLINE WITH THE MAINS AND THEN THE NOSE. HE STATED THAT WHILE MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE WENT TO REACH OVER TO RETRACT THE FLAPS AND INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE GEAR LEVER TO THE UP POSITION. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DROP CAUSING THE ENGINE PROPELLER TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY. AFTER REALIZING HIS MISTAKE, HE PULLED THE YOKE BACK AND MOVED THE GEAR LEVER BACK TO THE FULL DOWN POSITION, THE NOSE GEAR RETURNED TO THE FULLY EXTENDED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAXIED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THE TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR.