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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Dover, DE · November 19, 2022

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Date
November 19, 2022 · 17:10 local
Place
Dover, DE
Airport
Delaware Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
UDWS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N402DS
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
481 total14 in this make and model154 in the last 90 days
N402DSRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7635004 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 11/19/22 at 5:00 pm EST, a 14 CFR part 141 certificated flight instructor was landing privacy data omitted, a PA28R-200, at Delaware Airpark (33N) accompanied by a part 141 check instructor conducting a standardization ride in accordance with part 141.79. The pilot-in-command was the instructor performing all manuevers during the evaluation.

After completing a full-stop landing, the aircraft departed for a closed-pattern short field landing during dusk conditions at which time both pilots stated they became distracted by possible deer on the field and other aircraft operating in the pattern. As the aircraft approached the runway, the check instructor was focusing on a slower than normal approach speed, and as the aircraft settled, the propeller blades, wing step and tail tie down ring struck the runway. The pilot-in-command applied full throttle executing a go-around and the aircraft returned for landing with the gear extended by the pilot-in-command with minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/19/22 AT 5:00 PM EST, A 14 CFR PART 141 CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PA28R-200, AT DELAWARE AIRPARK (33N) ACCOMPANIED BY A PART 141 CHECK INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTING A STANDARDIZATION RIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 141.79. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS THE INSTRUCTOR PERFORMING ALL MANUEVERS DURING THE EVALUATION.

AFTER COMPLETING A FULL-STOP LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR A CLOSED-PATTERN SHORT FIELD LANDING DURING DUSK CONDITIONS AT WHICH TIME BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY BECAME DISTRACTED BY POSSIBLE DEER ON THE FIELD AND OTHER AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE PATTERN. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, THE CHECK INSTRUCTOR WAS FOCUSING ON A SLOWER THAN NORMAL APPROACH SPEED, AND AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED, THE PROPELLER BLADES, WING STEP AND TAIL TIE DOWN RING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND APPLIED FULL THROTTLE EXECUTING A GO-AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR LANDING WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.