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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · Casa Grande, AZ · November 29, 2008

Date: November 29, 2008 · 13:35 local
Place: Casa Grande, AZ
Airport: Casa Grande Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N12VB
Reported as: Beech 95B55
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 950 total300 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N12VBRegistration cancelled Apr 27, 2009 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1064 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated he and another passenger were enroute back from kiwa and elected to follow the VOR approach into kcgz. Pilot stated he remembers calling out the gear during his prelanding checklist and states he put the gear handle down and stated he saw the green down light. Pilot stated however he did not check the mechanical indicator on the floor. Pilot stated approach was slightly faster than normal and the aircraft seemed to float on landing. Pilot considered going around but feared he would be "behind the power curve" and would have potentially stalled the aircraft. Just then the propellers contacted the runway and came to a stop. Pilot and passenger evacuated with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE AND ANOTHER PASSENGER WERE ENROUTE BACK FROM KIWA AND ELECTED TO FOLLOW THE VOR APPROACH INTO KCGZ. PILOT STATED HE REMEMBERS CALLING OUT THE GEAR DURING HIS PRELANDING CHECKLIST AND STATES HE PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND STATED HE SAW THE GREEN DOWN LIGHT. PILOT STATED HOWEVER HE DID NOT CHECK THE MECHANICAL INDICATOR ON THE FLOOR. PILOT STATED APPROACH WAS SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO FLOAT ON LANDING. PILOT CONSIDERED GOING AROUND BUT FEARED HE WOULD BE "BEHIND THE POWER CURVE" AND WOULD HAVE POTENTIALLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT. JUST THEN THE PROPELLERS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES.