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FAA incident report · Beech B90 · Louisa, VA · August 10, 2003

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Date
August 10, 2003 · 19:45 local
Place
Louisa, VA
Airport
Louisa County/Freeman Field Ap
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N394AL
Reported as
Beech B90
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total80 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N394ALRegistered now · Beech B90S/N LJ394 · Built 1968Airframe modelBeech B90Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On August 10, 2003, at approximately 1945 EST, james heivilin, PIC of N394AL, a king air BE-90, landed with the landing gear in the retracted position on runway 27, at Louisa county/Freeman airport (lku). Mr. Heivilin arrived at the airport early that morning and after weather delays was able to start flying late in the afternoon. At the time of the incident Mr. Heivilin was on his ninth flight of the evening. Each flight comprised of a departure with a climb to 13,500 for the drop, with a maximum rate descent to a landing. During the mishap landing, the flaps were in the landing position with the landing gear retracted. The aircraft touched down at the approach end of runway 27 on centerline and skidded on the turning props until Mr. Heivilin pushed left rudder to force the aircraft off the runway. The aircraft came to rest just off the left side of the runway, approximately 70 feet from the approach end of runway 9. The engine and propellers were turning throughout the incident until the aircraft stopped. The aircraft sustained propeller, lower nacelle, and flap damage. Mr. Heivilin was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 10, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 EST, JAMES HEIVILIN, PIC OF N394AL, A KING AIR BE-90, LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION ON RUNWAY 27, AT LOUISA COUNTY/FREEMAN AIRPORT (LKU). MR. HEIVILIN ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT EARLY THAT MORNING AND AFTER WEATHER DELAYS WAS ABLE TO START FLYING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT MR. HEIVILIN WAS ON HIS NINTH FLIGHT OF THE EVENING. EACH FLIGHT COMPRISED OF A DEPARTURE WITH A CLIMB TO 13,500 FOR THE DROP, WITH A MAXIMUM RATE DESCENT TO A LANDING. DURING THE MISHAP LANDING, THE FLAPS WERE IN THE LANDING POSITION WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27 ON CENTERLINE AND SKIDDED ON THE TURNING PROPS UNTIL MR. HEIVILIN PUSHED LEFT RUDDER TO FORCE THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 9. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLERS WERE TURNING THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED PROPELLER, LOWER NACELLE, AND FLAP DAMAGE. MR. HEIVILIN WAS NOT INJURED.