19990130015799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech H-18 · Detroit, MI · January 30, 1999

Date: January 30, 1999 · 13:30 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Willow Run
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: PHUA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N355C
Reported as: Beech H18
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total1,440 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

N355CRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2011 · Beech H-18S/N BA-700 · Built 1964 Airframe modelBeech H-18

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What happened

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

(-5)A loss of power on the left engine occurred immedatley after take off and the landing gear retracted. The pilot decided to land on remining runway. With altitude vert low and slow airspeed the landing gear was selected down. The aircraft was too low and before gear was fully extended the propellers and belly antennas struck the pavement. The pilot reacted by pulling up, the landing gear then fully extended and the landing was accomphlised safely.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)A LOSS OF POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE OCCURRED IMMEDATLEY AFTER TAKE OFF AND THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON REMINING RUNWAY. WITH ALTITUDE VERT LOW AND SLOW AIRSPEED THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW AND BEFORE GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED THE PROPELLERS AND BELLY ANTENNAS STRUCK THE PAVEMENT. THE PILOT REACTED BY PULLING UP, THE LANDING GEAR THEN FULLY EXTENDED AND THE LANDING WAS ACCOMPHLISED SAFELY.

Other reports on N355C · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19940607022869IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Norfolk, VANose gear collapsed turning off on high speed taxiway on landing. Lost outboard bolt on gear retract extend rod endJun 7, 1994 · Minor damage Incident 19810711044939ILevel Off Touchdown · Detroit, MIDistracted by approach book dropping on floor on appraoch. Retracted gear retrieving book. Gear up landing.Jul 11, 1981 · Reported as Beech STC18BEECH · Minor damage