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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95 · Escalante, UT · June 29, 2012

Date: June 29, 2012 · 16:00 local
Place: Escalante, UT
Airport: Escalante Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N368TM
Reported as: Beech 95
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 612 total5 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N368TMRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Beech 95S/N TD-265 · Built 1959 Airframe modelBeech 95 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed bountiful Utah (btf) en route to page Arizona (pga). After passing over loa Utah (38U) the pilot reported that the aircraft door came open. The pilot elected to land at Escalante Utah (17L) to check the door. The pilot stated that he had selected gear down prior to landing, but the aircraft landed on the asphalt runway with the gear up causing minor damage to the aircraft including damage to prop blades and belly skin. The aircraft was lifted after the incident and the landing gear extended normally.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BOUNTIFUL UTAH (BTF) EN ROUTE TO PAGE ARIZONA (PGA). AFTER PASSING OVER LOA UTAH (38U) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DOOR CAME OPEN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT ESCALANTE UTAH (17L) TO CHECK THE DOOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SELECTED GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING, BUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE ASPHALT RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR UP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING DAMAGE TO PROP BLADES AND BELLY SKIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AFTER THE INCIDENT AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY.