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Incident · Damage unknown

FAA incident report · Beech 95 · Cadillac, MI · November 8, 2004

Date: November 8, 2004 · 12:00 local
Place: Cadillac, MI
Airport: Wexford County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Damage unknown
Aircraft: N200KD
Reported as: Beech 95
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 35 in the last 90 days

N200KDRegistered now · Beech 95S/N TD-176 · Built 1958 Airframe modelBeech 95 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated he hadn't flown in a month and had a limited time to fly. After doing some maneuvers to get back into flying, he decided to practice some touch and gos. There was a crosswind of approximately 15 knots (the pilot's personal minimum) and he was concentrating on the crosswind correction and forgot to put the gear down. Contributing factor could be the fact the pilot's normal noise cancelling headset had dead batteries, so he used a set from the back of his aircraft. He stated there was a lot of static, which was distracting.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE HADN'T FLOWN IN A MONTH AND HAD A LIMITED TIME TO FLY. AFTER DOING SOME MANEUVERS TO GET BACK INTO FLYING, HE DECIDED TO PRACTICE SOME TOUCH AND GOS. THERE WAS A CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS (THE PILOT'S PERSONAL MINIMUM) AND HE WAS CONCENTRATING ON THE CROSSWIND CORRECTION AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR COULD BE THE FACT THE PILOT'S NORMAL NOISE CANCELLING HEADSET HAD DEAD BATTERIES, SO HE USED A SET FROM THE BACK OF HIS AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THERE WAS A LOT OF STATIC, WHICH WAS DISTRACTING.