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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Huntington, IN · May 3, 2007

Date: May 3, 2007 · 11:20 local
Place: Huntington, IN
Airport: Huntington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N206GP
Reported as: Beech F33A
Reported engine: Continental IO520B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total148 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N206GPRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-754 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech F33A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed at approximately 10:45 am from hhg with 1 passenger for maintenance check of RNAV system. Pilot stated he maneuvered aircraft into a normal approach pattern to airport however encountered traffic. According to pilot, the other aircraft was also on approach at near distance approximately 3-4 miles out. The other aircraft, a Piper seneca elected to secede from the pattern and announced to circle 360 degrees from current position. Subject aircraft proceeded to airport and landed at hhg with gear up. The aircraft suffered minor damage. The underside of the fuselage and left and right flaps were damaged. The propeller was damaged beyond economical repair from strike. Internal engine damage suspected. There were no injuries or collateral damages reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 AM FROM HHG WITH 1 PASSENGER FOR MAINTENANCE CHECK OF RNAV SYSTEM. PILOT STATED HE MANEUVERED AIRCRAFT INTO A NORMAL APPROACH PATTERN TO AIRPORT HOWEVER ENCOUNTERED TRAFFIC. ACCORDING TO PILOT, THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO ON APPROACH AT NEAR DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MILES OUT. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT, A PIPER SENECA ELECTED TO SECEDE FROM THE PATTERN AND ANNOUNCED TO CIRCLE 360 DEGREES FROM CURRENT POSITION. SUBJECT AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED AT HHG WITH GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS WERE DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR FROM STRIKE. INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE SUSPECTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR COLLATERAL DAMAGES REPORTED.