# Incident 20120309005009I: Beech 95, Fort Mohave, AZ, March 9, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fort Mohave, AZ
- Airport: Sun Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0056° N, 114.5650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUN VALLEY (A20), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0056&lon=-114.5650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 279 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120309005009I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HAD BEEN OUT ON A TRAINING FLIGHT AND WERE HEADED BACK TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOL HOME BASE. AS THEY ENTERED THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN, THEY BECAME DISTRACTED BY STRONG WINDS. DUE TO THIS DISTRACTION, THEY NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AS PART OF THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST. THEY ALSO NEGLECTED TO DOUBLE CHECK "GEAR DOWN" STATUS ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. A "GEAR UP" LANDING RESULTED. THE STUDENT IN THIS CASE WAS NOT YET RATED IN THE AIRCRAFT, THUS THE INSTRUCTOR WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

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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