20070930021589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A24R · Readington, NJ · September 30, 2007

Date
September 30, 2007 · 19:00 local
Place
Readington, NJ
Airport
Solberg-Hunterdon
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8052R
Reported as
Beech A24R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
722 total375 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot performed a full stop landing on runway 22 at N51, taxied back and initiated another take off and landing sequence. While on final approach to runway 22, the pilot noticed deer on the runway. He initiated a go around, retracting the gear and flaps. On the next approach he indicated that more deer were on the runway so he initiated a second go around. On the following approach he was focused on the deer which had moved from the runway. While focused on the deer during the landing phase he neglected to extend the gear and subsequently made a gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT PERFORMED A FULL STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT N51, TAXIED BACK AND INITIATED ANOTHER TAKE OFF AND LANDING SEQUENCE. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22, THE PILOT NOTICED DEER ON THE RUNWAY. HE INITIATED A GO AROUND, RETRACTING THE GEAR AND FLAPS. ON THE NEXT APPROACH HE INDICATED THAT MORE DEER WERE ON THE RUNWAY SO HE INITIATED A SECOND GO AROUND. ON THE FOLLOWING APPROACH HE WAS FOCUSED ON THE DEER WHICH HAD MOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. WHILE FOCUSED ON THE DEER DURING THE LANDING PHASE HE NEGLECTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A GEAR UP LANDING.

Other reports on N8052R · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.