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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Burlington, NC · April 4, 2011

Date: April 4, 2011 · 16:45 local
Place: Burlington, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N531CS
Reported as: Beech C90
Reported engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,984 total360 in this make and model132 in the last 90 days

N531CSRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Beech C90S/N LJ-549 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBeech C90 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-27-28Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot attempted to land at buy and was distracted by a 33 knot cross wind and forgot to put the gear down. Right prop struck runway at about 1000 foot marks. Right prop continued to strike runway until 3000-foot mark. At that time, the left prop struck the runway. Aircraft skidded to a stop 50 feet from that point. The pilot attempted to lower the landing gear after the first signs of right prop striking runway. Gear was unable to extend down fully and folded back up into the wheel wells after touching down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT BUY AND WAS DISTRACTED BY A 33 KNOT CROSS WIND AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. RIGHT PROP STRUCK RUNWAY AT ABOUT 1000 FOOT MARKS. RIGHT PROP CONTINUED TO STRIKE RUNWAY UNTIL 3000-FOOT MARK. AT THAT TIME, THE LEFT PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP 50 FEET FROM THAT POINT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AFTER THE FIRST SIGNS OF RIGHT PROP STRIKING RUNWAY. GEAR WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND DOWN FULLY AND FOLDED BACK UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS AFTER TOUCHING DOWN.

Other reports on N531CS · 1

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

Incident 20030609009909ILevel Off Touchdown · Greensboro, NC(-23) When the pilot failed to lower gear for landing, the aircraft's right propeller struck the runway. The pilot successfully initiated a go-around and returned for a landing. The pilot stated the gear warning did not function properly.Jun 9, 2003 · Minor damage