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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-25 · Tyndall, FL · May 20, 1996

Date: May 20, 1996 · 09:15 local
Place: Tyndall, FL
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N724FN
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU2B25
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,400 total5,000 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

N724FNRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 1997 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-25S/N 300 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-25

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What happened

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

Narrative: this operation is a contract operation to the united states airforce. Pilot was returning to Tyndall afb after completing a contract mission. During the recovery to Tyndall, pilot was distracted from the checklist due to traffic congestion around the airport. Pilot was on final approach to runway 13L in a landing configuration and had to abort landing due to traffic. Pilot retracted landing gear and circled for another approach to landing. Pilot failed to re-lower landing gear prior to touchdown resulting in a gear-up landing with minor damage to aircraft. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THIS OPERATION IS A CONTRACT OPERATION TO THE UNITED STATES AIRFORCE. PILOT WAS RETURNING TO TYNDALL AFB AFTER COMPLETING A CONTRACT MISSION. DURING THE RECOVERY TO TYNDALL, PILOT WAS DISTRACTED FROM THE CHECKLIST DUE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION AROUND THE AIRPORT. PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13L IN A LANDING CONFIGURATION AND HAD TO ABORT LANDING DUE TO TRAFFIC. PILOT RETRACTED LANDING GEAR AND CIRCLED FOR ANOTHER APPROACH TO LANDING. PILOT FAILED TO RE-LOWER LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN A GEAR-UP LANDING WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.