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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Gulfshores, AL · October 10, 1997

Date: October 10, 1997 · 16:00 local
Place: Gulfshores, AL
Airport: Jack Edwards Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N36675
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) On October 10, 1997 at about 1600 z; Mr. Joel travis callahan while flying aircraft N36675 a BE-A36 made a gear up landing at the Jack Edwards Airport (AL15) gulf shores, Alabama. Mr. Callahan admits that while practicing a GPS approach at the Jack Edwards Airport he was involved in checking out a newly installed GPS instrument, while shooting the GPS to AL15. Mr. Callahan became focused on the approach instrument, failed to go through the landing checklist, let the flaps down to full flaps, and reduce the manifold pressure, but failed to let the landing gear down. Prior to touch down, the landing gear warning sound came on. No injuries were sustained to anyone, and damage to the aircraft was minor. Counseling was done to Mr. Callahan and he has made arrangements with a flight safety instructor for recurrent training.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 1997 AT ABOUT 1600 Z; MR. JOEL TRAVIS CALLAHAN WHILE FLYING AIRCRAFT N36675 A BE-A36 MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE JACK EDWARDS AIRPORT (AL15) GULF SHORES, ALABAMA. MR. CALLAHAN ADMITS THAT WHILE PRACTICING A GPS APPROACH AT THE JACK EDWARDS AIRPORT HE WAS INVOLVED IN CHECKING OUT A NEWLY INSTALLED GPS INSTRUMENT, WHILE SHOOTING THE GPS TO AL15. MR. CALLAHAN BECAME FOCUSED ON THE APPROACH INSTRUMENT, FAILED TO GO THROUGH THE LANDING CHECKLIST, LET THE FLAPS DOWN TO FULL FLAPS, AND REDUCE THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE, BUT FAILED TO LET THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR WARNING SOUND CAME ON. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO ANYONE, AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. COUNSELING WAS DONE TO MR. CALLAHAN AND HE HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A FLIGHT SAFETY INSTRUCTOR FOR RECURRENT TRAINING.