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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A45 · Santa Monica, CA · July 4, 2000

Date: July 4, 2000 · 13:00 local
Place: Santa Monica, CA
Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N12250
Reported as: Beech A45
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,265 total630 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

N12250Registered now · Beech A45S/N G-701 · Built 1955 Airframe modelBeech A45 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)While the aircraft was on the downwind for landing, the pilot reduced power to start his decent for the runway. As the power was retarded, th gear warning horn sounded as the landing gear was still in the up position. The A-45 is equipped with a landing gear horn shut off which the pilot used to silence the horn as to not alarm his passenger. Before the aircraft turned final for the runway, the rear seat passenger said that he was not feeling well. The pilot opened the canopy so the passenger could get some fresh air. The pilot continued his approach for landing without putting the landing gear in the down position. The aircraft landed gear up. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE DOWNWIND FOR LANDING, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO START HIS DECENT FOR THE RUNWAY. AS THE POWER WAS RETARDED, TH GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION. THE A-45 IS EQUIPPED WITH A LANDING GEAR HORN SHUT OFF WHICH THE PILOT USED TO SILENCE THE HORN AS TO NOT ALARM HIS PASSENGER. BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TURNED FINAL FOR THE RUNWAY, THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SAID THAT HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL. THE PILOT OPENED THE CANOPY SO THE PASSENGER COULD GET SOME FRESH AIR. THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS APPROACH FOR LANDING WITHOUT PUTTING THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N12250 · 1

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

Incident 19990116004979ILevel Off Touchdown · Las Vegas, NV(-5)On January 16, 1999, aircraft Beechcraft T-34A, s/n G-701, B12250, pilot stephen malman, a private pilot, enroute from carson city, Nevada to Las Vegas, Nevada, experienced an unsafe gear indication. He went throught the emergency extension procedures and…Jan 16, 1999 · Minor damage