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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36TC · Watsonville, CA · April 18, 2008

Date
April 18, 2008 · 16:25 local
Place
Watsonville, CA
Airport
Watsonville Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3663K
Reported as
Beech A36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520UB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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 states that he became distacted by busy airport and heavy radio chatter. He forgot to lower the landing gear and did not hear a warning horn. Aircraft landed with the gear up. Aircraft suffered minor damage, there were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATES THAT HE BECAME DISTACTED BY BUSY AIRPORT AND HEAVY RADIO CHATTER. HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT HEAR A WARNING HORN. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N3663K · 1

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