# Incident 20021009026919I: Beech 76, Watkins, CO, October 9, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2002, 12:45 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6984° N, 104.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6984&lon=-104.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 17 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021009026919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. CONTI, PIC OF AIRCRAFT N66TP WAS BEING EXAMINED BY A DPE FOR HIS MULTI-ENGINE RATING. ON THE FINAL LANDING OF THE EXAM, HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE PROPELLER TIPS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND, EXTEND THE GEAR, AND LAND AGAIN. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROPELLER TIPS AND A SMALL HOLE IN THE BAGGAGE DOOR WHERE A PROPELLER TIP BROKE OFF AND WENT THROUGH IT. MATT CONTI WAS GIVEN COUNSELING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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