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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech B200 · Dutch Harbor, AK · February 14, 2017

Date
February 14, 2017 · 13:00 local
Place
Dutch Harbor, AK
Airport
Dutch Harbor
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ENHU
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N313HS
Reported as
Beech B200
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
8,307 total2,234 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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.

Failed to verify that the gear was down and locked (3GREEN) and proceeded to land with the gear up. Was distracted by 2 radio calls which drew

Pilots attention outside the cockpit for see & avoid traffic and also to verify that all ground personnel were clear of the rwy since there

Was work in progress with snow removal. Checklist says flaps 100 percent, pictures of aircraft show flaps at approach. Flaps in approach mode is the only way to silence the gear horn resulting in a gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED (3GREEN) AND PROCEEDED TO LAND WITH THE GEAR UP. WAS DISTRACTED BY 2 RADIO CALLS WHICH DREW

PILOTS ATTENTION OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT FOR SEE & AVOID TRAFFIC AND ALSO TO VERIFY THAT ALL GROUND PERSONNEL WERE CLEAR OF THE RWY SINCE THERE

WAS WORK IN PROGRESS WITH SNOW REMOVAL. CHECKLIST SAYS FLAPS 100 PERCENT, PICTURES OF AIRCRAFT SHOW FLAPS AT APPROACH. FLAPS IN APPROACH MODE IS THE ONLY WAY TO SILENCE THE GEAR HORN RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING.