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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Key Largo, FL · February 6, 1997

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Date: February 6, 1997 · 20:15 local
Place: Key Largo, FL
Airport: Ocean Reef Club Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7262R
Reported as: Beech 58

N7262RRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 2015 · Beech 58S/N TH-579 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) IFR flight from fairhope, al to Ocean Reef airport, Key Largo, FL. The pilot had cancelled IFR and entered left traffic for rwy 4 at Ocean Reef when he was distracted reading the information for noise abatement procedures and forgot to extend the landing gear. The aircraft sustained minor damage. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IFR FLIGHT FROM FAIRHOPE, AL TO OCEAN REEF AIRPORT, KEY LARGO, FL. THE PILOT HAD CANCELLED IFR AND ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RWY 4 AT OCEAN REEF WHEN HE WAS DISTRACTED READING THE INFORMATION FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES AND FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.