What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 01/01/2026 at approximately 3:25 pm CDT, a single engine MT20T sustained minor damage after attempted landing southbound on runway 18 at 3AU Augusta, KS. One soul was on board at time of incident, with no reported injuries.
On 01/05/2026, an aviation safety inspector from the wichita FSDO conducted an on-scene inspection of the incident aircraft. The aircraft was found to have had a propeller strike, reported strike occurred while performing a touch and go at 3AU Augusta Airport runway 18. The aircraft prop showed sustained rotational impact damage. Propellor blades were bent aft. Each blade tip was also observed to have rotational damage, indicating the aircraft was under power. Observations of the cockpit instruments and flight control continuity were completed with no other deficiencies or damage noted from the propeller strike.
As the FAA filed it
ON 01/01/2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:25 PM CDT, A SINGLE ENGINE MT20T SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER ATTEMPTED LANDING SOUTHBOUND ON RUNWAY 18 AT 3AU AUGUSTA, KS. ONE SOUL WAS ON BOARD AT TIME OF INCIDENT, WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES.
ON 01/05/2026, AN AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR FROM THE WICHITA FSDO CONDUCTED AN ON-SCENE INSPECTION OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE HAD A PROPELLER STRIKE, REPORTED STRIKE OCCURRED WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO AT 3AU AUGUSTA AIRPORT RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT PROP SHOWED SUSTAINED ROTATIONAL IMPACT DAMAGE. PROPELLOR BLADES WERE BENT AFT. EACH BLADE TIP WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO HAVE ROTATIONAL DAMAGE, INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER POWER. OBSERVATIONS OF THE COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS AND FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WERE COMPLETED WITH NO OTHER DEFICIENCIES OR DAMAGE NOTED FROM THE PROPELLER STRIKE.
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