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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Harvey, ND · November 26, 2006

Date: November 26, 2006 · 15:10 local
Place: Harvey, ND
Airport: Harvey Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N776YD
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO550*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 970 total700 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days

N776YDRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2463 · Built 1988 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 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) The pilot of the aircraft reported that during recent maintenance on the aircraft, owned by him, the setting of the manifold pressure for triggering the landing gear warning horn was checked and found to be at about 15 inches, which is within requirements. He stated that during the final approach to the runway at Harvey, ND, he had extended full flaps and the power required to maintain airspeed was in excess of 15 inches manifold pressure. He additionally reports that his wife has been ill and he was distracted about that concern. He landed the aircraft with the landing gear in the retraced position. Minor damage occurred to the aircraft, no injuries were received by the pilot, who was the only occupant. No fire ensued. On retrieving the aircraft, all systems were found to be operating normally.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT DURING RECENT MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT, OWNED BY HIM, THE SETTING OF THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE FOR TRIGGERING THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE AT ABOUT 15 INCHES, WHICH IS WITHIN REQUIREMENTS. HE STATED THAT DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY AT HARVEY, ND, HE HAD EXTENDED FULL FLAPS AND THE POWER REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WAS IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES MANIFOLD PRESSURE. HE ADDITIONALLY REPORTS THAT HIS WIFE HAS BEEN ILL AND HE WAS DISTRACTED ABOUT THAT CONCERN. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACED POSITION. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED BY THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT. NO FIRE ENSUED. ON RETRIEVING THE AIRCRAFT, ALL SYSTEMS WERE FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY.