20141229022479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 36 · Springtown, TX · December 29, 2014

Date: December 29, 2014 · 11:55 local
Place: Springtown, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1DD
Reported as: Beech 36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 192 total192 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Performed on scene investigation on reported gear up landing on 12/26/2014 @ 17:55Z at 6XS7 for daily report application record event id 218328. On scene actions were as follows: took photos of aircraft damage to flaps, propeller, nose gear landing doors and propeller strike damage to runway surface. Conducted pilot interview. He stated that he failed to lower landing gear during approach to landing and that he never heard the gear waring alarm when he reduced throttle setting on final approach. Pilot also stated he failed to lower landing gear during approach to landing in his written statement.

As the FAA filed it

PERFORMED ON SCENE INVESTIGATION ON REPORTED GEAR UP LANDING ON 12/26/2014 @ 17:55Z AT 6XS7 FOR DAILY REPORT APPLICATION RECORD EVENT ID 218328. ON SCENE ACTIONS WERE AS FOLLOWS: TOOK PHOTOS OF AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO FLAPS, PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR LANDING DOORS AND PROPELLER STRIKE DAMAGE TO RUNWAY SURFACE. CONDUCTED PILOT INTERVIEW. HE STATED THAT HE FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR DURING APPROACH TO LANDING AND THAT HE NEVER HEARD THE GEAR WARING ALARM WHEN HE REDUCED THROTTLE SETTING ON FINAL APPROACH. PILOT ALSO STATED HE FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR DURING APPROACH TO LANDING IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT.