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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 36BEECH · Holland, MI · August 20, 2005

Date: August 20, 2005 · 11:40 local
Place: Holland, MI
Airport: Park Township Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6222V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05CA239
Reported as: Beech 36BEECH
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total842 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) While landing on runway 23 pilot was distracted by airsick passenger, pilot forgot to extend gear prior to landing. Pilot tried to extend the gear and added power but was too low to make a go around, striking propeller, settled onto left wingtip, and lost control broke off nose gear, folded the right gear, yawed to the left and skidded to a stop with the right wing on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY AIRSICK PASSENGER, PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. PILOT TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND ADDED POWER BUT WAS TOO LOW TO MAKE A GO AROUND, STRIKING PROPELLER, SETTLED ONTO LEFT WINGTIP, AND LOST CONTROL BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR, FOLDED THE RIGHT GEAR, YAWED TO THE LEFT AND SKIDDED TO A STOP WITH THE RIGHT WING ON THE GROUND.

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 CHI05CA239Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHolland, MIThe failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear prior to landing. A factor to the accident was the pilot becoming distracted by his passengers during landing.Aug 20, 2005 · Substantial damage