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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 76 · Houston, TX · November 9, 2009

Date: November 9, 2009 · 16:30 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: Z97S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6002C
Reported as: Beech 76
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6002CRegistered now · Beech 76S/N ME-120 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech 76 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

This was an instructional flight. The student was practicing single engine landings at David Wayne Hooks airport (dwh) in preparation for a practical test. Due to high volume of traffic landing at dwh, the student pilot extended his downwind leg and delayed putting the landing gear down. Neither the instructor of student heard the landing gear horn go off and the aircraft touched down with the gear up. The student executed a go-around, put the gear down and landed safely. Damage was minor consisting of damage to the propellers and the foot step.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING SINGLE ENGINE LANDINGS AT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT (DWH) IN PREPARATION FOR A PRACTICAL TEST. DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF TRAFFIC LANDING AT DWH, THE STUDENT PILOT EXTENDED HIS DOWNWIND LEG AND DELAYED PUTTING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. NEITHER THE INSTRUCTOR OF STUDENT HEARD THE LANDING GEAR HORN GO OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE GEAR UP. THE STUDENT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND, PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND LANDED SAFELY. DAMAGE WAS MINOR CONSISTING OF DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLERS AND THE FOOT STEP.