# Incident 20110305003579I: Sikorsky S-76, Santa Maria, CA, March 5, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2011, 16:20 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan H
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YTRA
- Location: 34.8999° N, 120.4581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MARIA PUB/CAPT G ALLAN HANCOCK FLD (SMX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8999&lon=-120.4581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5402T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5402T-2023-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-76 (registry code 8143010, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S-76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,110 total, 1,490 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110305003579I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INSTRUCTOR PILOT FAILED TO COMPLETE THE LANDING CHECKLIST DURING ONE ENGINE OUT TRAINING AND DID NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. PIC STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS AT 25KTS GROUND SPEED WITH A 15KT HEADWIND, WHICH PREVENTED THE 40KT GEAR WARNING SYSTEM FROM ACTIVATING.DATE HIRED GARDNER: 06/30/2003DATE HIRED HAIGHT: 09/26/2008

## Other reports on N5402T (1)

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

- [Incident 19950902045209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902045209I), Sep 2, 1995: Skrsky S76 (N5402T), Leesville, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: during approach to the platform, winds were from the north-northwest on the axis of the approach. Upon crossing the threshold of the platform, the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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