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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech STC18BEECH · Detroit, MI · July 11, 1981

Date: July 11, 1981 · 00:15 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Metro
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N355C
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI81IA075
Reported as: Beech STC18BEECH
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,070 total1,502 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

N355CRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2011 · Beech H-18S/N BA-700 · Built 1964 Airframe modelBeech H-18

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Distracted by approach book dropping on floor on appraoch. Retracted gear retrieving book. Gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

DISTRACTED BY APPROACH BOOK DROPPING ON FLOOR ON APPRAOCH. RETRACTED GEAR RETRIEVING BOOK. GEAR UP LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI81IA075Incident · No injuriesClosedDetroit, MIJul 11, 1981 · Minor damage

Other reports on N355C · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19990130015799ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Detroit, MI(-5)A loss of power on the left engine occurred immedatley after take off and the landing gear retracted. The pilot decided to land on remining runway. With altitude vert low and slow airspeed the landing gear was selected down. The aircraft was too low and…Jan 30, 1999 · Minor damage Incident 19940607022869IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Norfolk, VANose gear collapsed turning off on high speed taxiway on landing. Lost outboard bolt on gear retract extend rod endJun 7, 1994 · Minor damage