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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · San Diego, CA · February 28, 2021

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Date
February 28, 2021 · 18:17 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery-Gibbs Executive
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6146M
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
335 total78 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N6146MRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1959 · Built 1981Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

N6146 was conducting pattern work at kmyf Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. The pilot completed his landing checklist prior to his first approach, but did not verify that the gear was down and locked. Upon his first approach into kmyf seconds before touchdown an audible horn was noted and the aircraft landed with the gear in the up position. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries. The airport ops manager was on scene after the gear up landing and noted the gear handle in the down position. When the airport ops manager applied power to the aircraft, he could hear the gear trying to extend and an audible horn. He immediately turned power off. The aircraft was lifted off of the runway with a crane. With the aircraft in the air the airport ops manager placed the gear handle in the up position, and turned power on. No horn was noted at this time. The ops manager then placed the gear handle in the down position, the gear extended and locked. This was verified by three green lights and a physical check of the landing gear. The aircraft was then able to be towed. The aircraft was taken to a mechanic. Several landing gear extensions and retractions were performed, with no abnormalities noted. The mechanic also performed emergency gear extension, verified proper operation of all applicable switches/lights/warning horns with no abnormalities noted.

As the FAA filed it

N6146 WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK AT KMYF MONTGOMERY-GIBBS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE PILOT COMPLETED HIS LANDING CHECKLIST PRIOR TO HIS FIRST APPROACH, BUT DID NOT VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON HIS FIRST APPROACH INTO KMYF SECONDS BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AN AUDIBLE HORN WAS NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. THE AIRPORT OPS MANAGER WAS ON SCENE AFTER THE GEAR UP LANDING AND NOTED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. WHEN THE AIRPORT OPS MANAGER APPLIED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT, HE COULD HEAR THE GEAR TRYING TO EXTEND AND AN AUDIBLE HORN. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED POWER OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED OFF OF THE RUNWAY WITH A CRANE. WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR THE AIRPORT OPS MANAGER PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION, AND TURNED POWER ON. NO HORN WAS NOTED AT THIS TIME. THE OPS MANAGER THEN PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND A PHYSICAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN ABLE TO BE TOWED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. SEVERAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSIONS AND RETRACTIONS WERE PERFORMED, WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. THE MECHANIC ALSO PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION OF ALL APPLICABLE SWITCHES/LIGHTS/WARNING HORNS WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.