20091229053129I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35 · Lebanon, TN · December 29, 2009

Date: December 29, 2009 · 17:30 local
Place: Lebanon, TN
Airport: Lebanon Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N10GG
Reported as: Beech 35
Reported engine: Continental E185 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 518 total409 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N10GGRegistered now · Beech 35S/N D-1065 · Built 1947 Airframe modelBeech 35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Office incident number is: CE19100003. Aircraft was landed with the gear up during the day in VMC. Landing gear was tested after aircraft recovery. The gear and gear indicators functioned correctly several times. Pilot thought he completed the before landing checklist. Pilot failed to note the gear was up until he heard scraping sounds from what he believed to be the wing flaps in contact with the runway. Aircraft did not depart the runway during the landing phase. Damage to the aircraft included the following:1.wing flaps; trailing edges have significant damage due to contact with the runway.2.propeller; destroyed due to contact with the runway.3.engine exhaust stacks; significant damage due to contact with the runway.4.nose wheel gear doors; significant damage due to contact with the runway.5.engine; significant damage assumed due to propeller strike.6.sheet metal damage; noted in and around all gear doors. Cracks noted around engine mounting brackets.

As the FAA filed it

OFFICE INCIDENT NUMBER IS: CE19100003. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP DURING THE DAY IN VMC. LANDING GEAR WAS TESTED AFTER AIRCRAFT RECOVERY. THE GEAR AND GEAR INDICATORS FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY SEVERAL TIMES. PILOT THOUGHT HE COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST. PILOT FAILED TO NOTE THE GEAR WAS UP UNTIL HE HEARD SCRAPING SOUNDS FROM WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE THE WING FLAPS IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DID NOT DEPART THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING PHASE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:1.WING FLAPS; TRAILING EDGES HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.2.PROPELLER; DESTROYED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.3.ENGINE EXHAUST STACKS; SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.4.NOSE WHEEL GEAR DOORS; SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.5.ENGINE; SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ASSUMED DUE TO PROPELLER STRIKE.6.SHEET METAL DAMAGE; NOTED IN AND AROUND ALL GEAR DOORS. CRACKS NOTED AROUND ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKETS.