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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D55 · Teterboro, NJ · March 18, 2006

Date: March 18, 2006 · 12:07 local
Place: Teterboro, NJ
Airport: Teterboro
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7781R
Reported as: Beech D55
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 580 total

N7781RRegistered now · Beech D55S/N TE-664 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech D55 Engine 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) Pilot requested to land at "teb" after departure, stating that the door opened inflight. Aircraft was cleared to land on rwy 6, on low approach, "teb" twr advised PIC that his gear was not down, and pilot went around and was cleared to land on rwy 1. Aircraft landed with a reported unsafe gear indication and taxied to the ramp. An inspection of the aircraft revealed that the propellers had struck the runway on the initial approach.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND AT "TEB" AFTER DEPARTURE, STATING THAT THE DOOR OPENED INFLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 6, ON LOW APPROACH, "TEB" TWR ADVISED PIC THAT HIS GEAR WAS NOT DOWN, AND PILOT WENT AROUND AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 1. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH A REPORTED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLERS HAD STRUCK THE RUNWAY ON THE INITIAL APPROACH.