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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 650 · Raleigh, NC · April 16, 2022

Date: April 16, 2022 · 12:35 local
Place: Raleigh, NC
Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: 3KUA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N400WK
Reported as: Cessna 650
Reported engine: Garrett TFE731 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total217 in this make and model141 in the last 90 days

N400WKRegistration cancelled May 1, 2024 · Cessna 650S/N 6500231 · Built 1993 Airframe modelCessna 650 Engine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

At approximatly 1430 local time on 04/16/22 N400WK, a Cessna 650, was on approach to runway 23L at Raleigh/Durham international airport while on approach to rdu N400WK requested direct to the GPS fix apucu for approach to runway 23L. ATC advised of slower traffic ahead of them for the same runway. Crew reported that they modified their approach and before landing checklists to keep spacing for the slower traffic. Because of these changes they did not realize they had not put down the gear and stated that they did not get the gear horn as they should have once they went full flaps for the landing. While in the landing flare the crew reported hearing a scrapping noise and executed a go around. When they went to clean up the aircraft for the go around they realized the gear handle was still in the up position. They put the gear down and did a low pass for ATC to confirm the gear was down. They continued in the pattern and landed on 23L without any further issues.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATLY 1430 LOCAL TIME ON 04/16/22 N400WK, A CESSNA 650, WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23L AT RALEIGH/DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHILE ON APPROACH TO RDU N400WK REQUESTED DIRECT TO THE GPS FIX APUCU FOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23L. ATC ADVISED OF SLOWER TRAFFIC AHEAD OF THEM FOR THE SAME RUNWAY. CREW REPORTED THAT THEY MODIFIED THEIR APPROACH AND BEFORE LANDING CHECKLISTS TO KEEP SPACING FOR THE SLOWER TRAFFIC. BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES THEY DID NOT REALIZE THEY HAD NOT PUT DOWN THE GEAR AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT GET THE GEAR HORN AS THEY SHOULD HAVE ONCE THEY WENT FULL FLAPS FOR THE LANDING. WHILE IN THE LANDING FLARE THE CREW REPORTED HEARING A SCRAPPING NOISE AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND. WHEN THEY WENT TO CLEAN UP THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE GO AROUND THEY REALIZED THE GEAR HANDLE WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION. THEY PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND DID A LOW PASS FOR ATC TO CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THEY CONTINUED IN THE PATTERN AND LANDED ON 23L WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES.