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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Benton, AR · September 28, 2019

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Date
September 28, 2019 · 17:00 local
Place
Benton, AR
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N321DB
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
N321DBRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-797 · Built 1978Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 28, 2019 at approx. 1700 LCL N321DB, BE-36A, had a gear up incident at the saline county airport, ksuz while was returning from pine bluff, AR on a training flight. N321DB entered the traffic pattern at saline county and performed several touch and go landings. During the touch and go's, another aircraft, N4315Q, departed saline county and remained in the pattern with N321DB. On the incident traffic pattern N321DB conducted a go-around due to N4315Q entering runway 20. During the go around the CFI side stepped the aircraft and departed the pattern to fall in behind N4315Q. Both pilots stated that they became distracted by the other aircraft and failed to perform any checklist. They reentered the pattern behind N4315Q and proceeded to land. Due to the distraction of the pilots, the landing checklist was left uncompleted. Neither pilot checked the position of the gear on downwind, base or final for runway 20. Both pilots stated they did not realize the gear was still in the up position until they heard metal scraping the runway. At that point the CFI assumed controls and committed to landing. The aircraft slid a short distance on the nose and rear passenger step and come to rest on runway 20.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 AT APPROX. 1700 LCL N321DB, BE-36A, HAD A GEAR UP INCIDENT AT THE SALINE COUNTY AIRPORT, KSUZ WHILE WAS RETURNING FROM PINE BLUFF, AR ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. N321DB ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT SALINE COUNTY AND PERFORMED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING THE TOUCH AND GO'S, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, N4315Q, DEPARTED SALINE COUNTY AND REMAINED IN THE PATTERN WITH N321DB. ON THE INCIDENT TRAFFIC PATTERN N321DB CONDUCTED A GO-AROUND DUE TO N4315Q ENTERING RUNWAY 20. DURING THE GO AROUND THE CFI SIDE STEPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO FALL IN BEHIND N4315Q. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT THEY BECAME DISTRACTED BY THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AND FAILED TO PERFORM ANY CHECKLIST. THEY REENTERED THE PATTERN BEHIND N4315Q AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. DUE TO THE DISTRACTION OF THE PILOTS, THE LANDING CHECKLIST WAS LEFT UNCOMPLETED. NEITHER PILOT CHECKED THE POSITION OF THE GEAR ON DOWNWIND, BASE OR FINAL FOR RUNWAY 20. BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY DID NOT REALIZE THE GEAR WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION UNTIL THEY HEARD METAL SCRAPING THE RUNWAY. AT THAT POINT THE CFI ASSUMED CONTROLS AND COMMITTED TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SLID A SHORT DISTANCE ON THE NOSE AND REAR PASSENGER STEP AND COME TO REST ON RUNWAY 20.