45.9877° N, 94.3548° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Falls, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 9, 2003 · 11:15 local
Place
Little Falls, MN
Airport
Little Falls/Morrison Co Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BEMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N111AR
Reported as
Beech 65
Reported engine
Lycoming IO720*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,540 total1,300 in this make and model240 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) Upon exiting the cloud cover, the aircraft was over the north end of runway 31. Pilot retracted the gear and flaps and proceeded to final on runway 31. At that time, pilot forgot to lower the landing gear and gear up landing was the result. Pilot did not hear or recall any warning bells. No physical injuries and minor damage to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON EXITING THE CLOUD COVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 31. PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR AND FLAPS AND PROCEEDED TO FINAL ON RUNWAY 31. AT THAT TIME, PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND GEAR UP LANDING WAS THE RESULT. PILOT DID NOT HEAR OR RECALL ANY WARNING BELLS. NO PHYSICAL INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.