<< >> NASA ASRS Report 539764, February 2002

A near gear up landing during a night operation results in a propeller strike by a CFI in a PA31-325 rental aircraft at spg, fl.

Attributes
ACN	539764
Time
Date	200202
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : spg.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : spg.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 2650 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	539764
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : gear up landing ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

PA31-325 XXXX departed tpa en route spg. Entered right downwind for runway 36. Was cleared to land #2 behind C172 aircraft. Accomplished the before landing checklist, however, did not verify '3 green' via the gump check. During landing flare, a scraping sound was observed. Accomplished go around procedure, climbed out of environment and set up for second landing attempt. Accomplished full before landing checklist and procedures. Landed aircraft safely without any further incidents. Upon postflt walkaround, observed damage to propeller tips and lower VHF antenna. No other damage was observed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NEAR GEAR UP LNDG DURING A NIGHT OP RESULTS IN A PROP STRIKE BY A CFI IN A PA31-325 RENTAL ACFT AT SPG, FL.

Narrative: PA31-325 XXXX DEPARTED TPA ENRTE SPG. ENTERED R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 36. WAS CLRED TO LAND #2 BEHIND C172 ACFT. ACCOMPLISHED THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST, HOWEVER, DID NOT VERIFY '3 GREEN' VIA THE GUMP CHK. DURING LNDG FLARE, A SCRAPING SOUND WAS OBSERVED. ACCOMPLISHED GAR PROC, CLBED OUT OF ENVIRONMENT AND SET UP FOR SECOND LNDG ATTEMPT. ACCOMPLISHED FULL BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST AND PROCS. LANDED ACFT SAFELY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS. UPON POSTFLT WALKAROUND, OBSERVED DAMAGE TO PROP TIPS AND LOWER VHF ANTENNA. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.

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.