19990913027659I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 76 · Tracy, CA · September 13, 1999

Date: September 13, 1999 · 15:40 local
Place: Tracy, CA
Airport: Tracy Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5400M
Reported as: Beech 76
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1G
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total200 in this make and model56 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.

(-23) PIC matt riley was performing touch and goes when he simulated an engine out failure while departing Tracy with student, hung chuang. Both pilot and student stated they had no indication of a gear failure. All systems indicated gear down and locked. They claim to have checked gear lights on three (3) separate occasions. PIC claims to have seen student hold gear handle down. Aircraft landed gear up. Skidded to a stop, aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC MATT RILEY WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES WHEN HE SIMULATED AN ENGINE OUT FAILURE WHILE DEPARTING TRACY WITH STUDENT, HUNG CHUANG. BOTH PILOT AND STUDENT STATED THEY HAD NO INDICATION OF A GEAR FAILURE. ALL SYSTEMS INDICATED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE CHECKED GEAR LIGHTS ON THREE (3) SEPARATE OCCASIONS. PIC CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN STUDENT HOLD GEAR HANDLE DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. SKIDDED TO A STOP, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.