20221219019879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TBM 700 · Kalispell, MT · December 19, 2022

Date
December 19, 2022 · 18:45 local
Place
Kalispell, MT
Airport
Glacier Park International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N930ML
Reported as
Socata TBM 700
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A66D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,112 total1,020 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Description of the deviation:

Pilot was cleared to land on RWY02 at gpi. During touchdown, pilot heard and felt something unusual and realized the landing gear was not down and locked. Pilot immediately commenced a go around, put the gear down and landed without further incident.

Causaul and/or contributing factors:

Pilot error

No ATC actions contributory to the event.

No recommendations for systemic corrective action.

Action taken to correct problem and prevent reoccurance:

Compliance action – counseling. The pilot was counseled on single pilot resource management and use of checklists.

As the FAA filed it

DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVIATION:

PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY02 AT GPI. DURING TOUCHDOWN, PILOT HEARD AND FELT SOMETHING UNUSUAL AND REALIZED THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT IMMEDIATELY COMMENCED A GO AROUND, PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

CAUSAUL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

PILOT ERROR

NO ATC ACTIONS CONTRIBUTORY TO THE EVENT.

NO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION.

ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT PROBLEM AND PREVENT REOCCURANCE:

COMPLIANCE ACTION – COUNSELING. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON SINGLE PILOT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND USE OF CHECKLISTS.