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FAA incident report · Siai-Marchetti SF260 · Teree Haute, IN · June 21, 2025

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Date
June 21, 2025 · 09:53 local
Place
Teree Haute, IN
Airport
Terre Haute International-Hulman Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N25ME
Reported as
Siai-Marchetti SF260
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
16,310 total2,430 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days
N25MERegistered now · Siai-Marchetti SF260S/N 717 · Built 1983Airframe modelSiai-Marchetti SF260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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 June 21, 2025, privacy data omitted was on a visual approach for on runway 23 at the Terre Haute regional airport (khuf) Terre Haute, IN. While performing the landing checklist, the pilot stated he received a radio call from ATC. Due to this distraction, the pilot stated he failed to complete the landing checklist, and landing gear extension was not initiated. The pilot continued the approach to land. During the landing phase and round out, the pilot stated that he heard the propeller scrap on the runway. The pilot initiated a go-around. The aircraft experienced low performance during departure, and the pattern was flown at a lower than standard altitude. While on downwind, the pilot was able to lower the landing gear. The aircraft landed on runway 23 and taxied to the ramp without further incident.

Upon inspection of the aircraft, approximately 4 inches of material from each blade was missing. Both flaps exhibited signs of scraping, with one rivet missing from the left flap trailing edge. Aircraft damage is considered minimal and no injuries sustained. Airport operations conducted a FOD inspection and confirmed debris on runway 23.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 21, 2025, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A VISUAL APPROACH FOR ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE TERRE HAUTE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KHUF) TERRE HAUTE, IN. WHILE PERFORMING THE LANDING CHECKLIST, THE PILOT STATED HE RECEIVED A RADIO CALL FROM ATC. DUE TO THIS DISTRACTION, THE PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO COMPLETE THE LANDING CHECKLIST, AND LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WAS NOT INITIATED. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING PHASE AND ROUND OUT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD THE PROPELLER SCRAP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOW PERFORMANCE DURING DEPARTURE, AND THE PATTERN WAS FLOWN AT A LOWER THAN STANDARD ALTITUDE. WHILE ON DOWNWIND, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES OF MATERIAL FROM EACH BLADE WAS MISSING. BOTH FLAPS EXHIBITED SIGNS OF SCRAPING, WITH ONE RIVET MISSING FROM THE LEFT FLAP TRAILING EDGE. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED MINIMAL AND NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. AIRPORT OPERATIONS CONDUCTED A FOD INSPECTION AND CONFIRMED DEBRIS ON RUNWAY 23.