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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Dekalb, IL · October 4, 2011

Date: October 4, 2011 · 12:00 local
Place: Dekalb, IL
Airport: Dekalb Taylor Municipal Airpor
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1228P
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total375 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N1228PRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2577 · Built 1990 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The PIC stated he was practicing take-off and landings in preparation for his commercial pilot license. The PIC stated he induced a simulated engine failure by retarding the throttle to idle. The gear horn did activate, however, the pilot stated as a result of his experiences he became immune to the gear horn and thus landed gear up. No mechanical discrepancies noted. No injuries reported. Pilot reported damage to flaps, gear doors, propeller and aircraft skin.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC STATED HE WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR HIS COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE. THE PIC STATED HE INDUCED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE BY RETARDING THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. THE GEAR HORN DID ACTIVATE, HOWEVER, THE PILOT STATED AS A RESULT OF HIS EXPERIENCES HE BECAME IMMUNE TO THE GEAR HORN AND THUS LANDED GEAR UP. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES NOTED. NO INJURIES REPORTED. PILOT REPORTED DAMAGE TO FLAPS, GEAR DOORS, PROPELLER AND AIRCRAFT SKIN.