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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Rostraver, PA · July 9, 2021

Date: July 9, 2021 · 16:30 local
Place: Rostraver, PA
Airport: Rostraver
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N444DH
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,475 total76 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N444DHRegistration cancelled Jul 21, 2022 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7670109 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-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 stated he was in bound on runway 8, he had a 9 knot cross wind and while attempting to land he felt a gust of air. As he tried to land, the nose tire struck the ground first. As the aircraft bounced, he added power to go around and aborted the landing. The second landing was fine. Upon shut down he realized the right propeller struck the ground on the initial attempted landing and the nose tire was flat.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS IN BOUND ON RUNWAY 8, HE HAD A 9 KNOT CROSS WIND AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND HE FELT A GUST OF AIR. AS HE TRIED TO LAND, THE NOSE TIRE STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST. AS THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, HE ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND AND ABORTED THE LANDING. THE SECOND LANDING WAS FINE. UPON SHUT DOWN HE REALIZED THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE INITIAL ATTEMPTED LANDING AND THE NOSE TIRE WAS FLAT.