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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-55 · Half Moon Bay, CA · April 29, 2014

Date: April 29, 2014 · 20:00 local
Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1281Z
Reported as: Beech 95-55
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,518 total288 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N1281ZRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Beech 95-55S/N TC-96 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech 95-55 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Airman states he became rushed while entering the pattern at haf-Half Moon Bay, CA because another aircraft was coming into the airport on the GPS instrument approach, the aircraft told the airman to go in front of him to land first because aircraft on the approach was slower. The airman states he was concerned about getting off the runway quick enough to allow the other aircraft to land, and became rushed and forgot to use a mental or physical checklist. The airman stated that he even forgot to do a "gumps" check because he felt so much pressure from the following aircraft. Airman was honest and forthcoming. Airman will be seeking additional training on his own when and if he buys a new aircraft

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN STATES HE BECAME RUSHED WHILE ENTERING THE PATTERN AT HAF-HALF MOON BAY, CA BECAUSE ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS COMING INTO THE AIRPORT ON THE GPS INSTRUMENT APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT TOLD THE AIRMAN TO GO IN FRONT OF HIM TO LAND FIRST BECAUSE AIRCRAFT ON THE APPROACH WAS SLOWER. THE AIRMAN STATES HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING OFF THE RUNWAY QUICK ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TO LAND, AND BECAME RUSHED AND FORGOT TO USE A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL CHECKLIST. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE EVEN FORGOT TO DO A "GUMPS" CHECK BECAUSE HE FELT SO MUCH PRESSURE FROM THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT. AIRMAN WAS HONEST AND FORTHCOMING. AIRMAN WILL BE SEEKING ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON HIS OWN WHEN AND IF HE BUYS A NEW AIRCRAFT