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FAA incident report · Swearingen SX300 · Amarillo, TX · January 5, 2011

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Date
January 5, 2011 · 14:55 local
Place
Amarillo, TX
Airport
Tradewind
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N74SX
Reported as
Swearingen SX300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540+
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,890 total1,300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N74SXRegistered now · Sutherland R D SWEARINGEN SX300S/N 74 · Built 1990Airframe modelSutherland R D SWEARINGEN SX300Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On January 5, 2011 at approximately 14:45 CDT, N74SX, a swearing SX300, piloted by privacy data omitted, impacted the runway at Tradewind Airport (tdw) located in Amarillo, Texas. Pilot was intending to land on runway 35 when he realized that he failed to select the landing gear handle to the down position. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the aircraft flaps, engine propeller and lower fuselage skin. The pilot and passenger were uninjured and were able to extricate themselves from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 5, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:45 CDT, N74SX, A SWEARING SX300, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AT TRADEWIND AIRPORT (TDW) LOCATED IN AMARILLO, TEXAS. PILOT WAS INTENDING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE FAILED TO SELECT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FLAPS, ENGINE PROPELLER AND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND WERE ABLE TO EXTRICATE THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT.