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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech T42A · Plant City, FL · March 29, 2001

Date: March 29, 2001 · 11:20 local
Place: Plant City, FL
Airport: Plant City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N820M
Reported as: Beech T42A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N820MRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2002 · Beech T42S/N 66-4300 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech T42 Engine modelContinental IO-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)Pilot was flying traffic patterns at Plant City aprt. Pilot stated that he heard a chirping noise of which he could not identify and decided to land. Upon a high approach he put the gear handle down and continued the landing sequence. The horn was sounding as he landed the aircraft with all three gear up. Aircraft slid down runway after landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT WAS FLYING TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT PLANT CITY APRT. PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A CHIRPING NOISE OF WHICH HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY AND DECIDED TO LAND. UPON A HIGH APPROACH HE PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND CONTINUED THE LANDING SEQUENCE. THE HORN WAS SOUNDING AS HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ALL THREE GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN RUNWAY AFTER LANDING.