19990116005789I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Clewiston, FL · January 16, 1999

Date: January 16, 1999 · 09:28 local
Place: Clewiston, FL
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N57RB
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total60 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N57RBRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1572 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-5) Pilot stated it was first time landing at Clewiston. On arrival from okeechobee, FL, encountered some smoke from cane field burn off. Pilot coming to Clewiston for funeral. On approach pilot neglected to check gear down. Pilot said he did not hear gear warning on short final. Aircraft prop strike approx. at 1000 feet mark, rwy. 13 at airglades (21S) and skidded on belly to 1800 ft. mark and to right of centerline. Pilot and passenger exited aircraft with no injuries. Witness heard prop strike at 0928 LCL. Sheriff's deputy under supervision from FAA witnessed gear knob position as up and after lifting aircraft lowered gear normally. Miminal damage:prop bent, eng. Teardown inspection, exhaust stacks, NLG doors/skins aft of NLG, flaps..

As the FAA filed it

(-5) PILOT STATED IT WAS FIRST TIME LANDING AT CLEWISTON. ON ARRIVAL FROM OKEECHOBEE, FL, ENCOUNTERED SOME SMOKE FROM CANE FIELD BURN OFF. PILOT COMING TO CLEWISTON FOR FUNERAL. ON APPROACH PILOT NEGLECTED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN. PILOT SAID HE DID NOT HEAR GEAR WARNING ON SHORT FINAL. AIRCRAFT PROP STRIKE APPROX. AT 1000 FEET MARK, RWY. 13 AT AIRGLADES (21S) AND SKIDDED ON BELLY TO 1800 FT. MARK AND TO RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. WITNESS HEARD PROP STRIKE AT 0928 LCL. SHERIFF'S DEPUTY UNDER SUPERVISION FROM FAA WITNESSED GEAR KNOB POSITION AS UP AND AFTER LIFTING AIRCRAFT LOWERED GEAR NORMALLY. MIMINAL DAMAGE:PROP BENT, ENG. TEARDOWN INSPECTION, EXHAUST STACKS, NLG DOORS/SKINS AFT OF NLG, FLAPS..