20170521007679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumman G-73T · Winter Haven, FL · May 21, 2017

Date: May 21, 2017 · 06:04 local
Place: Winter Haven, FL
Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N380GB
Reported as: Grumman G-73T
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,000 total1,001 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

N380GBRegistration cancelled Dec 28, 2020 · Grumman G-73TS/N J-34 · Built 1948 Airframe modelGrumman G-73T Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A-34 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On approach for landing to runway 05 at kgif; pilot stated that landing checklist was accomplished and landing gear was selected down for land landing. Confirmation of down and locked was performed by pilot in command but only the nose wheel was down. Aircraft landed on keel of plane and caused damage to the keel, left and right wing float supports, and forward landing gear doors. Aircraft came to rest on the keel and all occupents were evacuated without injury or further incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING TO RUNWAY 05 AT KGIF; PILOT STATED THAT LANDING CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN FOR LAND LANDING. CONFIRMATION OF DOWN AND LOCKED WAS PERFORMED BY PILOT IN COMMAND BUT ONLY THE NOSE WHEEL WAS DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON KEEL OF PLANE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE KEEL, LEFT AND RIGHT WING FLOAT SUPPORTS, AND FORWARD LANDING GEAR DOORS. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE KEEL AND ALL OCCUPENTS WERE EVACUATED WITHOUT INJURY OR FURTHER INCIDENT.