What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On feb 28, 2024 at approximately 1530 MST the aircraft was the subject of an incident while landing on rwy 30R at bjc. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the pilot noted scraping sounds and successfully initiated a ‘go-around’, extended the landing gear and landed without further incident. The pilot admitted that while performing the ‘before landing checklist’, he became distracted when he was notified of severe turbulence before switching between radio frequencies and he failed to extend the landing gear. He stated that the flaps were in the ‘take off’ position due to anticipated turbulence, which inhibited warnings and he does not recall hearing or seeing any warnings related to the landing gear not being extended. There were no known, or suspected, maintenance issues with the aircraft prior to this incident. Minor damage was sustained to the tips of the propeller blades, all lower antennae’s and both lower aft fuselage strakes.
There were two passengers onboard and no injuries reported. The aircraft taxied to a nearby hangar and is currently awaiting repairs. The incident was reported the following day (feb 29, 2024) by an eyewitness to bjc airfield operations who notified the faa’s regional operations center. The NTSB did not classify this as an accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEB 28, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 MST THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN INCIDENT WHILE LANDING ON RWY 30R AT BJC. AS THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT NOTED SCRAPING SOUNDS AND SUCCESSFULLY INITIATED A ‘GO-AROUND’, EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT ADMITTED THAT WHILE PERFORMING THE ‘BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST’, HE BECAME DISTRACTED WHEN HE WAS NOTIFIED OF SEVERE TURBULENCE BEFORE SWITCHING BETWEEN RADIO FREQUENCIES AND HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. HE STATED THAT THE FLAPS WERE IN THE ‘TAKE OFF’ POSITION DUE TO ANTICIPATED TURBULENCE, WHICH INHIBITED WARNINGS AND HE DOES NOT RECALL HEARING OR SEEING ANY WARNINGS RELATED TO THE LANDING GEAR NOT BEING EXTENDED. THERE WERE NO KNOWN, OR SUSPECTED, MAINTENANCE ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE TIPS OF THE PROPELLER BLADES, ALL LOWER ANTENNAE’S AND BOTH LOWER AFT FUSELAGE STRAKES.
THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO A NEARBY HANGAR AND IS CURRENTLY AWAITING REPAIRS. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING DAY (FEB 29, 2024) BY AN EYEWITNESS TO BJC AIRFIELD OPERATIONS WHO NOTIFIED THE FAA’S REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER. THE NTSB DID NOT CLASSIFY THIS AS AN ACCIDENT.