# Incident 20040227006229I: Beech 76, St Charles, MO, February 27, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: St Charles County Smartt Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9297° N, 90.4300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST CHARLES COUNTY RGNL/SMARTT FLD (SET), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9297&lon=-90.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3733D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3733D) (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: 583 total, 40 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040227006229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS TO INCLUDE SIMULATED ENGINE LANDINGS AT ST. CHARLES COUNTY AIRPORT (KSET) UTILIZING RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS DISTRACTIONS DURING THE INCIDENT TRAFFIC PATTERN. A SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WITHOUT USING RADIO CALLS WHILE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS ON DOWNWIND. THE DISTRACTION OCCURRED ABEAM THE NUMBERS WHERE THE PILOT NORMALLY PLACES THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. ANOTHER DISTRACTION OCCURRED ON BASE LEG DUE TO A FLOCK OF BIRDS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BELLY ANTENNAS, RIGHT ENGINE EXHAUST PIPE, BELLY SKIN AFT OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, LEFT AND RIGHT CABIN ACCESS STEPS, AND BOTH PROPELLERS SUFFERED PROP STRIKES. DAMAGE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL.

## Other reports on N3733D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190426003429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190426003429A), Apr 26, 2019: Beech 76 (N3733D), St. Charles, MO, Substantial damage. This was a 3.1 hour instructional flight with seven total landings. The instructor pilot simulated a engine failure by reducing the right engine thrust to…

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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