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FAA incident report · Beech 95-A55 · Anoka, MN · December 28, 2013

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Date
December 28, 2013 · 16:25 local
Place
Anoka, MN
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1545Z
Reported as
Beech 95-A55
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total600 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N1545ZRegistered now · Beech 95-A55S/N TC-213Airframe modelBeech 95-A55Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During a local flight, the pilot was returning to the airport and cleared for a straight in to runway 27. The pilot uses a 'checkmate' brand checklist and stated he also performs a "gump" check about 1.5 miles out.

The pilot selected gear down and took his hand off the lever once he saw the green light. He doesn't remember hearing any intermittent gear unsafe warning horn or seeing a red gear unsafe light. He was wearing a bose noise cancelling headset at the time, but stated that he's heard the gear horn through the headset before during power reductions.

He stated that he "always" checks the gear down on short final and to the best of his memory, believes he had a green landing gear indication.

During the flare, he did not remember hearing any gear warning horn and doesn't remember if the green landing gear light was illuminated or not.

The pilot flared the aircraft and felt a little "shimmy" during touchdown. He stated that the aircraft did not land on its wheels, that it was a belly landing.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT AND CLEARED FOR A STRAIGHT IN TO RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT USES A 'CHECKMATE' BRAND CHECKLIST AND STATED HE ALSO PERFORMS A "GUMP" CHECK ABOUT 1.5 MILES OUT.

THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND TOOK HIS HAND OFF THE LEVER ONCE HE SAW THE GREEN LIGHT. HE DOESN'T REMEMBER HEARING ANY INTERMITTENT GEAR UNSAFE WARNING HORN OR SEEING A RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. HE WAS WEARING A BOSE NOISE CANCELLING HEADSET AT THE TIME, BUT STATED THAT HE'S HEARD THE GEAR HORN THROUGH THE HEADSET BEFORE DURING POWER REDUCTIONS.

HE STATED THAT HE "ALWAYS" CHECKS THE GEAR DOWN ON SHORT FINAL AND TO THE BEST OF HIS MEMORY, BELIEVES HE HAD A GREEN LANDING GEAR INDICATION.

DURING THE FLARE, HE DID NOT REMEMBER HEARING ANY GEAR WARNING HORN AND DOESN'T REMEMBER IF THE GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED OR NOT.

THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT AND FELT A LITTLE "SHIMMY" DURING TOUCHDOWN. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT LAND ON ITS WHEELS, THAT IT WAS A BELLY LANDING.