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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 112 · Meriden, CT · August 12, 2003

Date: August 12, 2003 · 16:00 local
Place: Meriden, CT
Airport: Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1087J
Reported as: Gulstm 112
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,256 total1,256 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N1087JRegistered now · Aero Commander 112S/N 87 Airframe modelAero Commander 112 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On August 12, 2003, Mr. Anthony kallivretakis was flying his aero commander 112 out of the meridan, Connecticut airport and flew locally for an estimated total of :30 minutes. Mr. Kallivretakis entered the traffic pattern at the meridan airport on a cross wind maneuver and selected approach flaps followed by a power reduction significant enough to activate the landing gear horn. Cognizant of the gear warning horn, Mr. Kallivretakis was intending to lower the gear before landing but he wanted to delay it awhile because he was only turning the crosswind to downwind leg at this time. Mr. Kallivretakis continued to configure his aircraft for landing without the landing being extended and despite the continuous gear warning horm, Mr. Kallivretakis landed without benefit of the landing gear. Mr. Kallivretakis adds that the noise of the engine blended with the sound of the warning horn.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 2003, MR. ANTHONY KALLIVRETAKIS WAS FLYING HIS AERO COMMANDER 112 OUT OF THE MERIDAN, CONNECTICUT AIRPORT AND FLEW LOCALLY FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF :30 MINUTES. MR. KALLIVRETAKIS ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE MERIDAN AIRPORT ON A CROSS WIND MANEUVER AND SELECTED APPROACH FLAPS FOLLOWED BY A POWER REDUCTION SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE LANDING GEAR HORN. COGNIZANT OF THE GEAR WARNING HORN, MR. KALLIVRETAKIS WAS INTENDING TO LOWER THE GEAR BEFORE LANDING BUT HE WANTED TO DELAY IT AWHILE BECAUSE HE WAS ONLY TURNING THE CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND LEG AT THIS TIME. MR. KALLIVRETAKIS CONTINUED TO CONFIGURE HIS AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING WITHOUT THE LANDING BEING EXTENDED AND DESPITE THE CONTINUOUS GEAR WARNING HORM, MR. KALLIVRETAKIS LANDED WITHOUT BENEFIT OF THE LANDING GEAR. MR. KALLIVRETAKIS ADDS THAT THE NOISE OF THE ENGINE BLENDED WITH THE SOUND OF THE WARNING HORN.