20070103000539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E-55 · Atlanta, GA · January 3, 2007

Date: January 3, 2007 · 14:15 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1528W
Reported as: Beech E55
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,700 total200 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N1528WRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2014 · Beech E-55S/N TE-858 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBeech E-55 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) Aircraft made a gear up landing on rwy 020L at pdk. Aircraft slid on belly down the rwy for approx 700' before coming to a full stop. A transponder and a nav antenna belonging to the aircraft were found in the path between touch down and full stop. There was some fuel leakage coming from the left ib wing. Upon our arrival we saw the fire dept at the scene. We were told that the aircraft had been on fire. There was evidence of black soot along the left fuselage indicating that a small fire had occurred. Note was made that the master switch was in the off position, both magnetos were in the on position, the emergency gear handle was in the stowed position and the landing c/b was not pulled. Both engines had been shut down prior to touch down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING ON RWY 020L AT PDK. AIRCRAFT SLID ON BELLY DOWN THE RWY FOR APPROX 700' BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. A TRANSPONDER AND A NAV ANTENNA BELONGING TO THE AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND IN THE PATH BETWEEN TOUCH DOWN AND FULL STOP. THERE WAS SOME FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE LEFT IB WING. UPON OUR ARRIVAL WE SAW THE FIRE DEPT AT THE SCENE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN ON FIRE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF BLACK SOOT ALONG THE LEFT FUSELAGE INDICATING THAT A SMALL FIRE HAD OCCURRED. NOTE WAS MADE THAT THE MASTER SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, BOTH MAGNETOS WERE IN THE ON POSITION, THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE STOWED POSITION AND THE LANDING C/B WAS NOT PULLED. BOTH ENGINES HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN.