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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Traverse City, MI · August 27, 2024

Date
August 27, 2024 · 09:30 local
Place
Traverse City, MI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
JZ8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6913A
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total278 in this make and model30 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.

During an instructional flight the instructor did not confirm the landing gear had been extended for landing. During landing, the instructor pilot reported hearing a slight scraping noise, added full power, and climbed to pattern altitude. At this point it was apparent the landing gear had not been extended for that landing. The crew then extended the landing gear and made a normal landing. Upon inspection of the aircraft after landing, it was noted that both propellers had suffered tip damage to all four blades. The crew stated that they noticed a different sound when making the go around from the gear up approach and landing but noted the noise was not that noticeable and there was no noticeable vibration.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT CONFIRM THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN EXTENDED FOR LANDING. DURING LANDING, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED HEARING A SLIGHT SCRAPING NOISE, ADDED FULL POWER, AND CLIMBED TO PATTERN ALTITUDE. AT THIS POINT IT WAS APPARENT THE LANDING GEAR HAD NOT BEEN EXTENDED FOR THAT LANDING. THE CREW THEN EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING, IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH PROPELLERS HAD SUFFERED TIP DAMAGE TO ALL FOUR BLADES. THE CREW STATED THAT THEY NOTICED A DIFFERENT SOUND WHEN MAKING THE GO AROUND FROM THE GEAR UP APPROACH AND LANDING BUT NOTED THE NOISE WAS NOT THAT NOTICEABLE AND THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE VIBRATION.