What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 22, 2014 at approximately 15:10 hours, a 1979 Cessna T-310-R, with registration number N1777E sustained minor damage as a result of a gear up landing at the indianapolis Executive Airport. The airline transport pilot and one non- multiengine rated pilot were not injured. The airplane was registered to a corporation and was operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that departed fort wayne, Indiana, destined for indianapolis Executive Airport.
The pilot reports no mechanical issues with the aircraft and states that he simply forgot to put the landing gear down. He admits to carrying on a conversation with the co-owner of the aircraft as he conducted a GPS 18 approach into the Executive Airport. The co-owner is a private pilot with no instrument or multiengine certificate.
The pilot could not state if the landing gear warning horn activated prior to touchdown. The approach was conducted with 15 degrees of flaps and some power.
The aircraft was removed from the runway by the services of dan montgomery aviation. There was no damage to airport property.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 22, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:10 HOURS, A 1979 CESSNA T-310-R, WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N1777E SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND ONE NON- MULTIENGINE RATED PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A CORPORATION AND WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, DESTINED FOR INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.
THE PILOT REPORTS NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND STATES THAT HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. HE ADMITS TO CARRYING ON A CONVERSATION WITH THE CO-OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT AS HE CONDUCTED A GPS 18 APPROACH INTO THE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE CO-OWNER IS A PRIVATE PILOT WITH NO INSTRUMENT OR MULTIENGINE CERTIFICATE.
THE PILOT COULD NOT STATE IF THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN ACTIVATED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE APPROACH WAS CONDUCTED WITH 15 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND SOME POWER.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY BY THE SERVICES OF DAN MONTGOMERY AVIATION. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY.
Other reports on N1777E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.