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FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Merritt Island, FL · July 25, 2021

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Date
July 25, 2021 · 09:00 local
Place
Merritt Island, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
9BZA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N109WE
Reported as
Piper PA-34-200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360-EB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total
N109WERegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 347870405 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360-EBReciprocating

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What happened

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

Ramp personnel discovered and reported damaged propeller tips on right engine of N109WE on 7/25/2021. Operator advised FSDO of damage on 7/26/2021. The FAA pmi forprivacy data omitted examined and photographed the propeller damage on 7/26/2021. The aircraft was listed on part 135 op spec D085 forprivacy data omitted at time of incident, but it had not been operated under part 135 for most of the previous year. However, it had been signed out for use by a commercial pilot applicant training at the operator's flight school, for use on a commercial pilot amel certification check ride during the morning of 7/25/2021. The DPE who administered the check was advised of the damage, and was interviewed by his FAA managing specialist, but he stated that he was unaware that there had been an apparent prop strike during the check ride. The DPE stated that on one of the landings, they had executed a go around after a "hard touchdown", but had not had any indication of propeller contact with the runway. No further information was obtained through interview, and no proof of airman competency issues was able to be established by the investigating inspector. privacy data omitted Subsequently requested to remove N109WE from D085, and reassigned it as a flight school-only aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

RAMP PERSONNEL DISCOVERED AND REPORTED DAMAGED PROPELLER TIPS ON RIGHT ENGINE OF N109WE ON 7/25/2021. OPERATOR ADVISED FSDO OF DAMAGE ON 7/26/2021. THE FAA PMI FOR^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXAMINED AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE PROPELLER DAMAGE ON 7/26/2021. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LISTED ON PART 135 OP SPEC D085 FOR^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT TIME OF INCIDENT, BUT IT HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED UNDER PART 135 FOR MOST OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. HOWEVER, IT HAD BEEN SIGNED OUT FOR USE BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT APPLICANT TRAINING AT THE OPERATOR'S FLIGHT SCHOOL, FOR USE ON A COMMERCIAL PILOT AMEL CERTIFICATION CHECK RIDE DURING THE MORNING OF 7/25/2021. THE DPE WHO ADMINISTERED THE CHECK WAS ADVISED OF THE DAMAGE, AND WAS INTERVIEWED BY HIS FAA MANAGING SPECIALIST, BUT HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN APPARENT PROP STRIKE DURING THE CHECK RIDE. THE DPE STATED THAT ON ONE OF THE LANDINGS, THEY HAD EXECUTED A GO AROUND AFTER A "HARD TOUCHDOWN", BUT HAD NOT HAD ANY INDICATION OF PROPELLER CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED THROUGH INTERVIEW, AND NO PROOF OF AIRMAN COMPETENCY ISSUES WAS ABLE TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBSEQUENTLY REQUESTED TO REMOVE N109WE FROM D085, AND REASSIGNED IT AS A FLIGHT SCHOOL-ONLY AIRCRAFT.