What happened
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Narrative: on February 28, 1997, approximately 13:30 PST, Beechcraft debonair, N299X, owned by daniel weaver of san jose, CA and operated by russell e. todd of cupertino, CA was involved in a gear up landing incident on runway 02 at Watsonville Municipal Airport, Watsonville, CA. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the short cross country flight from san jose international airport to Watsonville Municipal Airport. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the propeller, various radio antennas, the flaps, and the fuselage skin as the aircraft contacted the runway surface during the gear up landing. Mr. Todd holds a commercial pilot certificate and is also a certificated flight instructor. He was providing flight instruction to his student, Mr. John mcevoy. Neither occupant was injured. Mr. Todd stated they were preparing for a series of "touch and go" landings at Watsonville when during the approach he was distracted by the unusual runway assignment (02) dictated in large part by traffic already established in the traffic pattern. Mr. Todd felt the winds were favoring runway 23 but he joined the existing traffic for runway 02. He admitted neither he nor his student completed the usual "gump" check list they had practiced earlier in the day and "forgot" to lower the landing gear. Neither Mr. Todd nor Mr. Mcevoy remember hearing the gear warning horn as the throttle was retarded for landing. Airworthiness inspector lester collins who happened to be at the airport that afternoon examined the aircraft just moments after the incident and he confirmed the extent of the damage. The aircraft was raised by jacks and the landing gear was electrically lowered without any problems. It was determined later (by a certificated mechanic) that the landing gear warning (horn) as well as the landing gear extension systems were operating normally. The pilot in command, Mr. Todd, presented himself at the san jose FSDO and he received counseling on the importance of using and completing the manufacturer's (Beechcraft) check list in preparation for landing. No pilot deviation or 8020-11 generated. This incident investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 28, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 13:30 PST, BEECHCRAFT DEBONAIR, N299X, OWNED BY DANIEL WEAVER OF SAN JOSE, CA AND OPERATED BY RUSSELL E. TODD OF CUPERTINO, CA WAS INVOLVED IN A GEAR UP LANDING INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 02 AT WATSONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WATSONVILLE, CA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE SHORT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO WATSONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, VARIOUS RADIO ANTENNAS, THE FLAPS, AND THE FUSELAGE SKIN AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE DURING THE GEAR UP LANDING. MR. TODD HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE AND IS ALSO A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. HE WAS PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO HIS STUDENT, MR. JOHN MCEVOY. NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS INJURED. MR. TODD STATED THEY WERE PREPARING FOR A SERIES OF "TOUCH AND GO" LANDINGS AT WATSONVILLE WHEN DURING THE APPROACH HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE UNUSUAL RUNWAY ASSIGNMENT (02) DICTATED IN LARGE PART BY TRAFFIC ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. MR. TODD FELT THE WINDS WERE FAVORING RUNWAY 23 BUT HE JOINED THE EXISTING TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 02. HE ADMITTED NEITHER HE NOR HIS STUDENT COMPLETED THE USUAL "GUMP" CHECK LIST THEY HAD PRACTICED EARLIER IN THE DAY AND "FORGOT" TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. NEITHER MR. TODD NOR MR. MCEVOY REMEMBER HEARING THE GEAR WARNING HORN AS THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED FOR LANDING. AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR LESTER COLLINS WHO HAPPENED TO BE AT THE AIRPORT THAT AFTERNOON EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT JUST MOMENTS AFTER THE INCIDENT AND HE CONFIRMED THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED BY JACKS AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS ELECTRICALLY LOWERED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IT WAS DETERMINED LATER (BY A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC) THAT THE LANDING GEAR WARNING (HORN) AS WELL AS THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEMS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. TODD, PRESENTED HIMSELF AT THE SAN JOSE FSDO AND HE RECEIVED COUNSELING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF USING AND COMPLETING THE MANUFACTURER'S (BEECHCRAFT) CHECK LIST IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. NO PILOT DEVIATION OR 8020-11 GENERATED. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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