# Incident 20010907026639I: Beech A45, Indianapolis, IN, September 7, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2001, 20:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 415 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010907026639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED A MILITARY STYLE OVERHEAD BREAKK OVER THE THRESHOLD FROM FORMATION FLYING. THE PILOT EXECUTED THE "GUMPS" CHECK AND ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE LANDING PHASE WAS DONE AT A HIGHER POWER SETTING, THEREFORE THE LIGHT IN THE GEAR HANDLE DID NOT ILLUMINATE NOR DID THE HORN SOUND UNTIL THE FLARE, WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED. THE MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE WAS THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY OF THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WITH MIST ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE TEAM MODIFIED A PROCEDURE SO EVERY OTHER PILOT CALLS GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.

## Other reports on N500DR (3)

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

- [Incident 20230415004929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230415004929I), Apr 15, 2023: Beech A45 (N500DR), Cross City, FL, Minor damage. On April 15, 2023, at approximately 12:30 EST, [privacy data omitted], a Beech T-34, s/n G-31, [privacy data omitted], landed at Cross City airport (kcty) with…
- [Incident 20100704038549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100704038549I), Jul 4, 2010: Beech A45 (N500DR), Naperville, IL, Minor damage. The pilot of N500DR was in the landing flare when he heard what appeared to be the aircraft stall warning horn. He believed all to be normal at this point. The…
- [Incident 19980513024169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513024169I), May 13, 1998: Beech A45 (N500DR), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Canopy not latched properly before take off and departed aircraft on approach. Punctured wing. Not on check list.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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