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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C-99 · Port Alsworth, AK · November 12, 2021

Date: November 12, 2021 · 13:15 local
Place: Port Alsworth, AK
Airport: Chignik Lake, Ak
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HXXC
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N992AK
Reported as: Beech C-99
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N992AKRegistered now · Beech C-99S/N U-167 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech C-99 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-36Turbo-prop

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What happened

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

Took off from Chignik lagoon for the short hop over to Chignik lake. All was normal weather was fine but there was a good bit of wind and turbulence as a result pilot powered back for maneuvering speed. On about a four mile final pilot glanced at airspeed noted that he was below gear extension speed at which point he would usually put his approach flaps and landing gear down but somehow he only put in the flaps missing the gear.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF FROM CHIGNIK LAGOON FOR THE SHORT HOP OVER TO CHIGNIK LAKE. ALL WAS NORMAL WEATHER WAS FINE BUT THERE WAS A GOOD BIT OF WIND AND TURBULENCE AS A RESULT PILOT POWERED BACK FOR MANEUVERING SPEED. ON ABOUT A FOUR MILE FINAL PILOT GLANCED AT AIRSPEED NOTED THAT HE WAS BELOW GEAR EXTENSION SPEED AT WHICH POINT HE WOULD USUALLY PUT HIS APPROACH FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR DOWN BUT SOMEHOW HE ONLY PUT IN THE FLAPS MISSING THE GEAR.