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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Pawhuska, OK · November 19, 2005

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Date
November 19, 2005 · 15:30 local
Place
Pawhuska, OK
Airport
Pawhuska Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37050
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
960 total7 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N37050Registered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-926 · Built 1980Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On November 19, 2005, a Beechcraft BE-33, piloted by a rated commercial pilot, received minor damage as a result of landing with the aircraft's landing gear in the retracted position at the Pawhuska Municipal Airport, Pawhuska, OK. The pilot was not injured; there were passengers onboard. The pilot stated that he departed bartlesville, OK earlier in the afternoon. He stated that his flight to Pawhuska was to become familiar with a new GPS system and to practice takeoffs and landings. On the second approach and landing to runway 35, the pilot landed "gear-up." The pilot stated that during the flare, he heard a "buzzer" sound and was not alarmed; he was accustomed to hearing the stall warning horn just before touchdown during some of his landings. He went on to state that he realized the landing gear was retracted when the prop struck the ground and the aircraft skidded off the runway. The pilot also stated that he landed with flaps full down and that he was astonished that he never heard the landing gear warning horn while in that configuration. The pilot stated that he did use a printed checklist during the approach and landing sequence. Pilot error, according to the pilot, was the cause of this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 19, 2005, A BEECHCRAFT BE-33, PILOTED BY A RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF LANDING WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AT THE PAWHUSKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PAWHUSKA, OK. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED; THERE WERE PASSENGERS ONBOARD. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED BARTLESVILLE, OK EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON. HE STATED THAT HIS FLIGHT TO PAWHUSKA WAS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH A NEW GPS SYSTEM AND TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE SECOND APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 35, THE PILOT LANDED "GEAR-UP." THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FLARE, HE HEARD A "BUZZER" SOUND AND WAS NOT ALARMED; HE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO HEARING THE STALL WARNING HORN JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN DURING SOME OF HIS LANDINGS. HE WENT ON TO STATE THAT HE REALIZED THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED WHEN THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE LANDED WITH FLAPS FULL DOWN AND THAT HE WAS ASTONISHED THAT HE NEVER HEARD THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WHILE IN THAT CONFIGURATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID USE A PRINTED CHECKLIST DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING SEQUENCE. PILOT ERROR, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT.