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PA31 charter pilot on check flight with chief pilot touch down in landing flare with gear up and made an immediate go around. The propeller tips were curled and the VHF antenna broken off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539211 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-31P Navajo P |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | other personnel other oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 539211 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : gear up landing other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On landing pilot stated all checklists were accomplished. In flare, pilot observed grinding sound. Accomplished go around procedures, re-entered profile, and landed without any further incident. After debriefing, determined pilot accomplished all checklists, however, did not verify a 'gump check,' resulting in propeller strike in landing flare. PF was able to power through situation and return for a safe landing. Damage to aircraft was propeller tips, also VHF antenna. Pilot was given postflt drug and alcohol test, and will be released to line flying pending results.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA31 CHARTER PLT ON CHK FLT WITH CHIEF PLT TOUCH DOWN IN LNDG FLARE WITH GEAR UP AND MADE AN IMMEDIATE GAR. THE PROP TIPS WERE CURLED AND THE VHF ANTENNA BROKEN OFF.
Narrative: ON LNDG PLT STATED ALL CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. IN FLARE, PLT OBSERVED GRINDING SOUND. ACCOMPLISHED GAR PROCS, RE-ENTERED PROFILE, AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER DEBRIEFING, DETERMINED PLT ACCOMPLISHED ALL CHKLISTS, HOWEVER, DID NOT VERIFY A 'GUMP CHK,' RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE IN LNDG FLARE. PF WAS ABLE TO PWR THROUGH SIT AND RETURN FOR A SAFE LNDG. DAMAGE TO ACFT WAS PROP TIPS, ALSO VHF ANTENNA. PLT WAS GIVEN POSTFLT DRUG AND ALCOHOL TEST, AND WILL BE RELEASED TO LINE FLYING PENDING RESULTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.