What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 24, 2019, about 15:30 eastern standard time (EST), Cessna T310R, N358MN, was substantially damaged during the landing roll at northeast Philadelphia airport, Philadelphia, PA (pne). The commercial pilot and two crew members were not injured. The air craft was returning from a geo survey photography mission and operated under part 91 in day meteorological conditions.
According to the pilot, the flight was conducted at slower airspeeds to conduct the mission. The pilot further stated, that the landing gear warning circuit breaker had been pulled in order to silence the gear horn. Upon arrival at pne, the pilot failed to notice the gear not being extended during the landing approach to runway 24 and subsequently landed with the gear up.
On scene investigation revealed substantial damage to belly fuselage, causing severe damage to the main wing spar. Additional photographs and inspections revealed extensive damage to the aircraft lower fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 24, 2019, ABOUT 15:30 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), CESSNA T310R, N358MN, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT, PHILADELPHIA, PA (PNE). THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO CREW MEMBERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIR CRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM A GEO SURVEY PHOTOGRAPHY MISSION AND OPERATED UNDER PART 91 IN DAY METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AT SLOWER AIRSPEEDS TO CONDUCT THE MISSION. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED, THAT THE LANDING GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN PULLED IN ORDER TO SILENCE THE GEAR HORN. UPON ARRIVAL AT PNE, THE PILOT FAILED TO NOTICE THE GEAR NOT BEING EXTENDED DURING THE LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP.
ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BELLY FUSELAGE, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE MAIN WING SPAR. ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND INSPECTIONS REVEALED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LOWER FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.