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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Cahokia, IL · December 22, 2011

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Date
December 22, 2011 · 14:35 local
Place
Cahokia, IL
Airport
St Louis Downtown
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3049W
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,751 total1 in the last 90 days

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.

On 12/22/2011, N3049W (Beech bonanza, F33) landed with the landing gear in the "up" position at St Louis Downtown Airport (cps) in Cahokia, IL. There was one occupant of the aircraft, with no injuries. The intended flight was to make approximately three take-offs and landings for currency purposes. However, on the second landing, the airplane was landed with the gear in the "up" position. After questioning privacy data omitted (pilot), he said that everything was normal, but he could not remember if he had three green landing gear position lights, or not, and could not remember if he had an aural warning.privacy data omitted Was asked if he had his maintenance logbooks with him, and he did not. privacy data omitted Made arrangements to have the logbooks brought to this office no later than close of business on 12/27/11. privacy data omitted Was then asked to provide his medical certificate for the inspectors to see, but he had lost his paper copy back a few weeks ago. Two inspectors from the stl FSDO investigated the accident on 12/22/2011. The aircraft was lifted from the runway, landing gear lowered and towed to a hangar. While at the hangar, it was requested that the mechanic complete a gear swing while the inspectors were present. The landing gear was retracted and extended twice without any problems.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/22/2011, N3049W (BEECH BONANZA, F33) LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE "UP" POSITION AT ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (CPS) IN CAHOKIA, IL. THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WITH NO INJURIES. THE INTENDED FLIGHT WAS TO MAKE APPROXIMATELY THREE TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS FOR CURRENCY PURPOSES. HOWEVER, ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE "UP" POSITION. AFTER QUESTIONING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT), HE SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, BUT HE COULD NOT REMEMBER IF HE HAD THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS, OR NOT, AND COULD NOT REMEMBER IF HE HAD AN AURAL WARNING.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ASKED IF HE HAD HIS MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS WITH HIM, AND HE DID NOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE LOGBOOKS BROUGHT TO THIS OFFICE NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON 12/27/11. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THEN ASKED TO PROVIDE HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR THE INSPECTORS TO SEE, BUT HE HAD LOST HIS PAPER COPY BACK A FEW WEEKS AGO.TWO INSPECTORS FROM THE STL FSDO INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT ON 12/22/2011. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY, LANDING GEAR LOWERED AND TOWED TO A HANGAR. WHILE AT THE HANGAR, IT WAS REQUESTED THAT THE MECHANIC COMPLETE A GEAR SWING WHILE THE INSPECTORS WERE PRESENT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND EXTENDED TWICE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.