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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D55 · Bridgeport, CT · August 1, 2007

Date: August 1, 2007 · 23:50 local
Place: Bridgeport, CT
Airport: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N295W
Reported as: Beech D55
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,800 total1,500 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N295WRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2017 · Beech D55S/N TE-653 · 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) N295W, a Beechcraft B-55 baron, landed gear up on runway 24 at Bridgeport, CT at 2350 hours on 08/01/07. Two people on board, no injuries. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he had the landing gear handle in the down position upon landing. He further stated that he did not use a landing checklist, but used the gump (gas, undercarriage, mixture, props) in his head. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he did not notice if the gear down light was on and he did not hear any gear warning horn.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N295W, A BEECHCRAFT B-55 BARON, LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 24 AT BRIDGEPORT, CT AT 2350 HOURS ON 08/01/07. TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION UPON LANDING. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE DID NOT USE A LANDING CHECKLIST, BUT USED THE GUMP (GAS, UNDERCARRIAGE, MIXTURE, PROPS) IN HIS HEAD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE IF THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS ON AND HE DID NOT HEAR ANY GEAR WARNING HORN.