# Incident 20121116025989I: Tyson-Valdez LLC EPIC LT, Medina, OH, November 16, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2012, 14:25 local time
- Place: Medina, OH
- Airport: Medina Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1314° N, 81.7649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEDINA MUNI (1G5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1314&lon=-81.7649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37WJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37WJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tyson-Valdez EPIC LT (registry code 05630QQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/tyson-valdez-epic-lt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A (registry code 52207, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TYSON-VALDEZ LLC EPIC LT
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 501 total, 45 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121116025989I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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