20020506010079I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D55 · Pawtucket, RI · May 6, 2002

Date
May 6, 2002 · 18:30 local
Place
Pawtucket, RI
Airport
North Central State
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N455FP
Reported as
Beech D55
Reported engine
Continental IO520CB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
904 total669 in this make and model30 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) Pilot failed to extend landing gear prior to landing at sfz. Both props struck the ground before pilot went around. He then extended the gear and landed. Investigation revealed all prop blades struck the runway causing damage to the props. Both flaps were damaged. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING AT SFZ. BOTH PROPS STRUCK THE GROUND BEFORE PILOT WENT AROUND. HE THEN EXTENDED THE GEAR AND LANDED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ALL PROP BLADES STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPS. BOTH FLAPS WERE DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^