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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Found FBA-2C1 · Spokane, WA · June 18, 2007

Date: June 18, 2007 · 12:50 local
Place: Spokane, WA
Airport: Spokane International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: Z8WA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N889WT
Reported as: Found FBA2C1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,250 total515 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N889WTRegistration cancelled Aug 21, 2009 · Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1S/N 53 · Built 2005 Airframe modelFound Acft Canada FBA-2C1 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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) On June 18, 2006 at 12:50 the pilot privacy data omitted was acting as pilot in command of N889WT, a single engine Found FBA-2-C1 airplane configured on amphibious floats. This particular FAR 135 flight for hunter air inc. cert. #Z8WA, originated at the sandpoint, Idaho airport (szt) VFR to Spokane, Washington international airport (kgeg). In a telephone interview, the pilot privacy data omitted stated he landed N889WT with the landing gear retracted on runway 21 in Spokane. He added he felt rushed by ATC due to busy jet aircraft landings and departures, and had retracted the landing gear to increase the aircraft's speed to conform with other traffic. He does however take responsibility for the gear up landing and damage was limited to wear on the float's keel wear strip. There were no injuries to either the pilot privacy data omitted or his passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 18, 2006 AT 12:50 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N889WT, A SINGLE ENGINE FOUND FBA-2-C1 AIRPLANE CONFIGURED ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS. THIS PARTICULAR FAR 135 FLIGHT FOR HUNTER AIR INC. CERT. #Z8WA, ORIGINATED AT THE SANDPOINT, IDAHO AIRPORT (SZT) VFR TO SPOKANE, WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KGEG). IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE LANDED N889WT WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY 21 IN SPOKANE. HE ADDED HE FELT RUSHED BY ATC DUE TO BUSY JET AIRCRAFT LANDINGS AND DEPARTURES, AND HAD RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR TO INCREASE THE AIRCRAFT'S SPEED TO CONFORM WITH OTHER TRAFFIC. HE DOES HOWEVER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GEAR UP LANDING AND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO WEAR ON THE FLOAT'S KEEL WEAR STRIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OR HIS PASSENGER.