# Incident 19960222010349I: Beech F33A, Tucson, AZ, February 22, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1996, 13:25 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IYOS
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6322A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6322A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960222010349I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: I WAS GOING TO MAKE A GLIDE-IN APPROACH (POWER OFF APPROACH) ON RUNWAY 24L. I HAD RECEIVED A LAST WIND CHECK ON DOWNWIND (330/10). THIS WAS THE FOURTH GLIDE-IN OF THE DAY AND I WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S. ON DOWNWIND I NOTICED CESSNA 7AW ON FINAL APPROACH ON 24L, SO I KEPT AN EYE ON HIM FOR SEPARATION. I CONTINUED TURNING BASE LEG KEEPING MY EYE ON THE CESSNA. I STARTED THE PROCEDURE BY CLOSING THE THROTTLE AND SELECTING GEAR DOWN (IT TURNED OUT I DID NOT PUT THE LEVER DOWN). I CAN NOT REMEMBER CHECKING FOR THREE GREENS AND I DID NOT NOTICE THE GEAR UP ANNUNCIATOR AND WARNING HORN. FOCUSED ON THE CESSNA AND MAKING THE RUNWAY. I DID NOT ACTUALLY DO THE LANDING CHECKLIST. I SET PROPELLER HIGH RPM AND LEFT THE MIXTURE AS IT WAS DUE TO THE DENSITY ALTITUDE. I CONTINUED DOWN AND SELECTED FLAPS 15 THUS REDUCING TO 85 KNOTS WHEN OVER THE THRESHOLD. THE CESSNA WAS OFF THE RUNWAY WHEN I DESCENDED THROUGH 2700 FEET (+/-300 FT AGL) SO I CONTINUED INTO THE LANDING. I STARTED THE FLARE AND AS I TOUCHED DOWN THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT WAS A "FLAT TIRE". AS SOON AS THE PROP HIT THE GROUND, STALLING THE ENGINE, I REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED FOR THREE GREENS, WHICH WERE NOT THERE AND GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE UP POSITION. I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE I CAME FOR A COMPLETE STOP. I CALLED THE TOWER, TELLING THEM I CRASHED ON 24L AND LEFT THE AIRCRAFT AS SMOKE WAS COMING IN THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. I SHUT DOWN ALL SYSTEMS A FEW MINUTES LATER AFTER HELP (FIRE SERVICES, ETC.) ARRIVED. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER I HAD SELECTED FLAPS 30 ON THE LAST PART BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN.

## Other reports on N6322A (1)

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

- [Incident 19861107070209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861107070209I), Nov 7, 1986: Beech F33A (N6322A), Buckeye, AZ, Minor damage. Failed to lower gear for landing, applied power upon contacting runway. Flew to another airport and landed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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