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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 76 · Sacramento, CA · May 4, 2022

Date: May 4, 2022 · 19:15 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6002K
Reported as: Beech 76
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N6002KRegistered now · Beech 76S/N ME-122 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech 76 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot of N6002K reported that he was having dificulties slowing the aircraft on final which caused him to get distracted and select the gear down late. The aircraft touched down on the runway before the gear was locked. The left wing hit the runway causing the aircraft to swerve to the left. The aircraft stopped in the grass on the left side of runway 20 at the Sacramento Executive Airport. An NTSB investigator was in the area and was present at the time the aircraft was recovered. He assessed the extent of the damage, to include the landing gear. The result of his investigation found only minor damage. Counselling was done with the pilot on June 28, 2022 at approximately 1530 on the importance of doing a go-around when distractions occur.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF N6002K REPORTED THAT HE WAS HAVING DIFICULTIES SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL WHICH CAUSED HIM TO GET DISTRACTED AND SELECT THE GEAR DOWN LATE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE GEAR WAS LOCKED. THE LEFT WING HIT THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 20 AT THE SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR WAS IN THE AREA AND WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED. HE ASSESSED THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE, TO INCLUDE THE LANDING GEAR. THE RESULT OF HIS INVESTIGATION FOUND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. COUNSELLING WAS DONE WITH THE PILOT ON JUNE 28, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING A GO-AROUND WHEN DISTRACTIONS OCCUR.