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FAA accident report · Beech C90 · Montague, CA · February 12, 2018

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Date
February 12, 2018 · 16:23 local
Place
Montague, CA
Airport
Siskiyou County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GCSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N118MF
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA137
Reported as
Beech C90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,200 total7,000 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
N118MFRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2019 · Beech C90S/N LJ-1383 · Built 1994Airframe modelBeech C90Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On 12 February 2018 at approximately 1500 hours, N118MF, a C90 king air aircraft departed (kmfr) medford Oregon, enroute to (ksiy) Siskiyou County Airport CA. The training flight was conducted in VMC conditions.

The pic/check airman stated that he was conducting a simulated no-flap landing when the aircraft touched down without the landing gear being deployed. In the no flap configuration the crew did not receive an aural warning that the landing gear was down and failed to verbally confirm the gear was down and locked.

The aircraft contacted the runway and slid approximately 300 feet causing substantial damage to the aircraft belly skin and propellers.

The investigating inspector found both pilots to be forthcoming, cooperative, and to have a constructive and compliant attitude. A search FAA databases did not disclose any previous violations, accidents, or incident history. Both pilots stated that failure to verbally and visually confirm the landing gear position led to the accident.

The PIC and co-pilot were counseled in accordance with compliance philosophy.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12 FEBRUARY 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS, N118MF, A C90 KING AIR AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (KMFR) MEDFORD OREGON, ENROUTE TO (KSIY) SISKIYOU COUNTY AIRPORT CA. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VMC CONDITIONS.

THE PIC/CHECK AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING A SIMULATED NO-FLAP LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR BEING DEPLOYED. IN THE NO FLAP CONFIGURATION THE CREW DID NOT RECEIVE AN AURAL WARNING THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND FAILED TO VERBALLY CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.

THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY SKIN AND PROPELLERS.

THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR FOUND BOTH PILOTS TO BE FORTHCOMING, COOPERATIVE, AND TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE AND COMPLIANT ATTITUDE. A SEARCH FAA DATABASES DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS, ACCIDENTS, OR INCIDENT HISTORY. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT FAILURE TO VERBALLY AND VISUALLY CONFIRM THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LED TO THE ACCIDENT.

THE PIC AND CO-PILOT WERE COUNSELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPLIANCE PHILOSOPHY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA137Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMontague, CAThe failure of pilot to extend the landing gear during landing.Feb 12, 2018 · Substantial damage