60.4751° N, 151.0396° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SOLDOTNA (SXQ), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 19, 1985 · 12:00 local
Place
Soldotna_______, AK
Airport
Soldotna
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
NPAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5377C
Reported as
Beech 100BEECH
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,300 total150 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot forgot to extend gear for landing until propeller tips struck runway. Went around and made safe landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING UNTIL PROPELLER TIPS STRUCK RUNWAY. WENT AROUND AND MADE SAFE LANDING.