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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A60 · Tampa, FL · April 8, 2017

Date: April 8, 2017 · 16:00 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Tampa Executive
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N928PT
Reported as: Beech A60
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 349 total92 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N928PTRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Beech A60S/N P-174 · Built 1971 Airframe modelBeech A60 Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While performing touch and go landings to remain current the pilot neglected to lower the landing gear. The pilot stated that when he began his flare to landing a horn sounded that he stated sounded like the stall warning. He glanced at his airspeed indicator and then realized it was the gear horn but he stated ?by then it was too late?. Pilot also stated that he had never heard the gear warning horn before and the stall warning only once before during flight training in this particular aircraft. Minimal damage was inflicted on the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TO REMAIN CURRENT THE PILOT NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE BEGAN HIS FLARE TO LANDING A HORN SOUNDED THAT HE STATED SOUNDED LIKE THE STALL WARNING. HE GLANCED AT HIS AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND THEN REALIZED IT WAS THE GEAR HORN BUT HE STATED ?BY THEN IT WAS TOO LATE?. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD THE GEAR WARNING HORN BEFORE AND THE STALL WARNING ONLY ONCE BEFORE DURING FLIGHT TRAINING IN THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT. MINIMAL DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED ON THE AIRCRAFT.