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FAA incident report · Cessna 320F · Los Banos, CA · October 22, 2005

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Date
October 22, 2005 · 18:25 local
Place
Los Banos, CA
Airport
Los Banos Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1YF
Reported as
Cessna 320F
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
28,000 total30 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N1YFRegistration cancelled Jan 6, 2006 · Cessna 320FS/N 320F-0037 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 320FEngine modelContinental IO-520 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) On 10/22/2005, at approximately 1830 hours PDT, Cessna 320-F aircraft, N1YF, sustained substantial damage when the propellers struck the runway during landing at Los Banos Municipal Airport (klsn), las Banos, CA. The pilot privacy data omitted pilot-in-command (PIC), departed san carlos, CA (sql) with one passenger at 1745 hours, PDT, enroute to lsn under 14 CFR 91 visual flight rules. N1YF arrived in lsn at 1830 hours, PDT, and entered left traffic for runway 30. The PIC stated he performed a pre-landing check on downwind leg, but did not specifically remember extending the landing gear. An eyewitness on the ground stated he observed N1YF enter the downwind leg for runway 30 and did not see the landing gear extended during the landing pattern or final approach. N1YF landed within the first third of the runway with the landing gear retracted. The PIC and passenger were not injured and evacuated the airplane unassisted. The pilot obtained a weather briefing from rancho murrieta afss earlier in the afternoon prior to departing sql. He did not file a flight plan.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/22/2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 HOURS PDT, CESSNA 320-F AIRCRAFT, N1YF, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AT LOS BANOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KLSN), LAS BANOS, CA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), DEPARTED SAN CARLOS, CA (SQL) WITH ONE PASSENGER AT 1745 HOURS, PDT, ENROUTE TO LSN UNDER 14 CFR 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. N1YF ARRIVED IN LSN AT 1830 HOURS, PDT, AND ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 30. THE PIC STATED HE PERFORMED A PRE-LANDING CHECK ON DOWNWIND LEG, BUT DID NOT SPECIFICALLY REMEMBER EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR. AN EYEWITNESS ON THE GROUND STATED HE OBSERVED N1YF ENTER THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 30 AND DID NOT SEE THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED DURING THE LANDING PATTERN OR FINAL APPROACH. N1YF LANDED WITHIN THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE PIC AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE UNASSISTED. THE PILOT OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM RANCHO MURRIETA AFSS EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON PRIOR TO DEPARTING SQL. HE DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.