20231227019689I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E-90 · Fort Pierce, FL · December 27, 2023

Date: December 27, 2023 · 17:24 local
Place: Fort Pierce, FL
Airport: Treasure Coast International
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N325W
Reported as: Beech E-90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total

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What happened

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On December 27, 2023 at approx. 2214Z, a BE90L, was inbound to Treasure Coast International Airport, Fort Pierce, Florida (fpr) and was not able to get confirmation that the left main gear extended. The pilot advised he flew by the tower in marsh harbor Bahamas and that the issue was visually confirmed so he elected to divert to fpr. The pilot followed the POH procedures for emergency landing gear extension and was not able to get confirmation that the left main gear extended. The pilot chose to land gear up at 2224Z. The bottom of the fuselage exhibited minor damage just forward of the cabin door and both the left and right inboard flaps were damaged. Both the left and right propellers were feathered with damage to all three blades. There were no injuries reported. The weather was VFR, 1O miles visibility with light winds. The NTSB classified the occurrance as an incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 27, 2023 AT APPROX. 2214Z, A BE90L, WAS INBOUND TO TREASURE COAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA (FPR) AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET CONFIRMATION THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. THE PILOT ADVISED HE FLEW BY THE TOWER IN MARSH HARBOR BAHAMAS AND THAT THE ISSUE WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED SO HE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO FPR. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE POH PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET CONFIRMATION THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND GEAR UP AT 2224Z. THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE EXHIBITED MINOR DAMAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE CABIN DOOR AND BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT INBOARD FLAPS WERE DAMAGED. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS WERE FEATHERED WITH DAMAGE TO ALL THREE BLADES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, 1O MILES VISIBILITY WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE NTSB CLASSIFIED THE OCCURRANCE AS AN INCIDENT.