20121116025989I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Tyson-Valdez EPIC LT · Medina, OH · November 16, 2012

Date
November 16, 2012 · 14:25 local
Place
Medina, OH
Airport
Medina Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37WJ
Reported as
Tyson-Valdez Epic LT
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
501 total45 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Visual flight rules, yng to IG5 (Medina). Pilot was looking for Medina airport the sun was in his eyes. When he acquired the aiport he decided to do a straight in landing on runway 27 and announced his intentions on UNICOM frequency. Pilot was distracted and failed to select the gear in down position prior to touchdown on runway. This aircraft currently has no programming for the gear warning system . The aircraft is equiped with a monitoring system (MVP-50-T) that can be programmed for audible voice warning that had not been programmed. The aircraft propellor left evidence marks on runway for approximately 1000 feet prior to aircraft touching down and sliding on belly, antennae & flap hinges for approximately 1000 feet before sliding off the right side of the runway into the grass on the right side of the runway and stopping.

As the FAA filed it

VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, YNG TO IG5 (MEDINA). PILOT WAS LOOKING FOR MEDINA AIRPORT THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES. WHEN HE ACQUIRED THE AIPORT HE DECIDED TO DO A STRAIGHT IN LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AND ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTIONS ON UNICOM FREQUENCY. PILOT WAS DISTRACTED AND FAILED TO SELECT THE GEAR IN DOWN POSITION PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY. THIS AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY HAS NO PROGRAMMING FOR THE GEAR WARNING SYSTEM . THE AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPED WITH A MONITORING SYSTEM (MVP-50-T) THAT CAN BE PROGRAMMED FOR AUDIBLE VOICE WARNING THAT HAD NOT BEEN PROGRAMMED. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLOR LEFT EVIDENCE MARKS ON RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT TOUCHING DOWN AND SLIDING ON BELLY, ANTENNAE & FLAP HINGES FOR APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET BEFORE SLIDING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPING.