36.9876° N, 82.5298° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LONESOME PINE (LNP), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 15, 1999 · 12:15 local
Place
Wise, VA
Airport
Lonesome Pine Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
E96A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2015P
Reported as
Beech 58
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,400 total2,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5) Airman started to initiate a missed approach, retracted the landing gear, spotted the airport, decided to circle for a landing. Forgot to extend the gear, landed on belly. Props, belly sheet metal, and flaps sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) AIRMAN STARTED TO INITIATE A MISSED APPROACH, RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, SPOTTED THE AIRPORT, DECIDED TO CIRCLE FOR A LANDING. FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR, LANDED ON BELLY. PROPS, BELLY SHEET METAL, AND FLAPS SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.