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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C24R · Saginaw, MI · May 19, 2001

Date
May 19, 2001 · 16:30 local
Place
Saginaw, MI
Airport
Saginaw County H.W. Browne
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1827Z
Reported as
Beech C24R
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,249 total850 in this make and model9 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)Entered the pattern for landing at hyx. He heard the announcement that it was one minute to jump for skydivers. He wanted to get on the ground as soon as possible. His door popped open creating a lot of wind noise. He shot his pattern and forgot to put his gear down and landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR LANDING AT HYX. HE HEARD THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IT WAS ONE MINUTE TO JUMP FOR SKYDIVERS. HE WANTED TO GET ON THE GROUND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HIS DOOR POPPED OPEN CREATING A LOT OF WIND NOISE. HE SHOT HIS PATTERN AND FORGOT TO PUT HIS GEAR DOWN AND LANDED GEAR UP.