20050517007859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech T42A · Midland, TX · May 17, 2005

Date: May 17, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place: Midland, TX
Airport: Midland International Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6037W
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05CA122
Reported as: Beech T42A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,647 total3,150 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N6037WRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-2238 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 17, 2005, at approximately 1600 CDT, the pilot and single occupant of N6037W, a Beechcraft model be 55, was cleared to land on runway 16R at Midland International Airport (maf). The aircraft landed with the landing gear retracted and skidded to a stop on the runway. There was damage to the wing flaps, both propellers, lower fuselage skin panels, nose gear drag link support structure, and to the lower spar web on fuselage spar carry through structure. The pilot was not injured, but was taken to a hospital for observation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 17, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CDT, THE PILOT AND SINGLE OCCUPANT OF N6037W, A BEECHCRAFT MODEL BE 55, WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16R AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MAF). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE WING FLAPS, BOTH PROPELLERS, LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN PANELS, NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK SUPPORT STRUCTURE, AND TO THE LOWER SPAR WEB ON FUSELAGE SPAR CARRY THROUGH STRUCTURE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW05CA122Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMidland, TXThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear which resulted in a gear-up landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to follow the checklist.May 17, 2005 · Substantial damage