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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58TC · Tuscaloosa, AL · September 10, 2010

Date
September 10, 2010 · 16:28 local
Place
Tuscaloosa, AL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N112GM
Reported as
Beech 58TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,100 total850 in this make and model120 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.

This was an IFR flight from atlanta, ga to tuscalossa, AL (tcl). The flight was being sequenced in front of a Cessna citation. The pilot was cleared for a visual approach. Witnesses stated the pilot appeared to be in close and high for the approach. The pilot stated he called three miles out with the gear down. The pilot further stated he had three green and full flaps for landing. According to the pilot, when he touched down he raised the flaps and as he rolled out the gear collapsed. Investigation revealed no damage to the flaps. The flaps were found to be in the full up position. The flap selector was found in the approach positon. The gear selector was in the down position. Damage to the landing gear is consistent with a landing made with the gear in the up position.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS AN IFR FLIGHT FROM ATLANTA, GA TO TUSCALOSSA, AL (TCL). THE FLIGHT WAS BEING SEQUENCED IN FRONT OF A CESSNA CITATION. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH. WITNESSES STATED THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE IN CLOSE AND HIGH FOR THE APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED HE CALLED THREE MILES OUT WITH THE GEAR DOWN. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED HE HAD THREE GREEN AND FULL FLAPS FOR LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN HE RAISED THE FLAPS AND AS HE ROLLED OUT THE GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND TO BE IN THE FULL UP POSITION. THE FLAP SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE APPROACH POSITON. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR IS CONSISTENT WITH A LANDING MADE WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.

Other reports on N112GM · 1

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