20030917023939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Lakeville, MN · September 17, 2003

Date: September 17, 2003 · 13:30 local
Place: Lakeville, MN
Airport: Airlake Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4464V
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO550B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total950 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot landed gear up. Pilot was distracted by his dog jumping into his lap during final approach. Landing planned with approach flaps due to strong crosswind. Pilot stated that he did not hear a gear warning horn. Airplane POH for model and serial number indicates that the gear horn will sound when power is retarded below 12 in hg map throttle position with the gear up, but pilot stated that he was using higher than normal power setting due to the strong crosswind.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY HIS DOG JUMPING INTO HIS LAP DURING FINAL APPROACH. LANDING PLANNED WITH APPROACH FLAPS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWIND. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR A GEAR WARNING HORN. AIRPLANE POH FOR MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER INDICATES THAT THE GEAR HORN WILL SOUND WHEN POWER IS RETARDED BELOW 12 IN HG MAP THROTTLE POSITION WITH THE GEAR UP, BUT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS USING HIGHER THAN NORMAL POWER SETTING DUE TO THE STRONG CROSSWIND.