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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B24R · Elkhart, IN · September 30, 1996

Date: September 30, 1996 · 20:00 local
Place: Elkhart, IN
Airport: Elkhart Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2539W
Reported as: Beech B24R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 610 total450 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N2539WRegistered now · Beech B24RS/N MC-219 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech B24R Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: on down wind leg to land on runway 27 at Elkhart Municipal Airport, pilot observed another aircraft on runway 27 which had just landed. The aircraft proceeded to the west end of the runway, turned around and was given clearance to take off. This distracted the pilot to the extent he forgot to lower the landing gear. He landed with gear up causing minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DOWN WIND LEG TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT ELKHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PILOT OBSERVED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 27 WHICH HAD JUST LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY, TURNED AROUND AND WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO TAKE OFF. THIS DISTRACTED THE PILOT TO THE EXTENT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE LANDED WITH GEAR UP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.