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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Richmond, IN · September 8, 2019

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Date
September 8, 2019 · 11:30 local
Place
Richmond, IN
Airport
Richmond Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38RR
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
574 total94 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days
N38RRRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-815 · Built 1976Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 8, 2019, at approximately 11:30AM local time, N38RR, a Beechcraft A36 bonanza, landed gear up at the Richmond, Indiana airport (rid). The pilot, who was the only person onboard the aircraft, was uninjured. The aircraft received minor damage. At the time of the incident the aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR, part 91.

Weather at the time of the incident was winds calm, visibility 10 miles, clear skies, temperature 21C, dewpoint 16C, and the altimeter was 3011.

The pilot stated he was practicing solo emergency power off landings. He had completed two approaches without extending the landing gear or attempting to land. On the third approach he decided to land the aircraft but failed to extend the landing gear. While interviewing the pilot he was asked if he heard the gear warning. He stated that it chirped a couple times right before the incident. He also stated that on the first two approaches he did not hear the gear warning horn when he reduced the power to idle.

Root cause of the accident was the pilot's failure to complete appropriate checklist and extend the landing gear prior to landing.

Contributing factors:

After further investigation at the scene, it was determined that the landing gear warning horn throttle micro switch was not operating properly which was determined to be a contributing factor to the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM LOCAL TIME, N38RR, A BEECHCRAFT A36 BONANZA, LANDED GEAR UP AT THE RICHMOND, INDIANA AIRPORT (RID). THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT, WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR, PART 91.

WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS WINDS CALM, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE 21C, DEWPOINT 16C, AND THE ALTIMETER WAS 3011.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING SOLO EMERGENCY POWER OFF LANDINGS. HE HAD COMPLETED TWO APPROACHES WITHOUT EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR OR ATTEMPTING TO LAND. ON THE THIRD APPROACH HE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT BUT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. WHILE INTERVIEWING THE PILOT HE WAS ASKED IF HE HEARD THE GEAR WARNING. HE STATED THAT IT CHIRPED A COUPLE TIMES RIGHT BEFORE THE INCIDENT. HE ALSO STATED THAT ON THE FIRST TWO APPROACHES HE DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN WHEN HE REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE.

ROOT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPLETE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN THROTTLE MICRO SWITCH WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE INCIDENT.