What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 10, 2025, at 1830 local time, a Beech D-45 aircraft, registered to a private individual and operated by an commercial pilot received minor damage after a gear-up landing on runway 30 at the Hastings Airport (9D9) Hastings, Michigan. An instrument rated private pilot was a passenger in the aft seat.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan.
The pilot and passenger received no injuries.
The local flight originated from the battle creek executive airport (btl), battle creek, Michigan at approximately 1744.
Details of the flight and incident as known from pilots:
Flight began from battle creek executive airport (btl) with the private pilot as PIC flying from the front seat and commercially rated pilot in the passenger seat. Private pilot flew to Hastings Airport (9D9) and conducted several touch and go landings and ended with a full stop. During the full stop the commercially rated pilot switched seats and became the PIC and he stated that he departed on rwy 30 and flew left traffic for 2 touch and go landings and on the 3rd landing he dropped flaps, thought he had dropped the gear and stated his verbal landing checklist and his final prelanding check he missed the gear up indication in the gear windows. The aircraft made contact with the ground smoothly at approximately 55-60KTS and slid on pavement till fully stopped. He then secured the fuel, battery, and avionics switches and both pilots departed the aircraft.
Aircraft received minor damage. All 3 propeller blades were curled aft and both exhaust augmenter tubes were crushed. Nose gear doors were scrapped along with inboard aft edges of flaps.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2025, AT 1830 LOCAL TIME, A BEECH D-45 AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY AN COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER A GEAR-UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AT THE HASTINGS AIRPORT (9D9) HASTINGS, MICHIGAN. AN INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS A PASSENGER IN THE AFT SEAT.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.
THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.
THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE BATTLE CREEK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (BTL), BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1744.
DETAILS OF THE FLIGHT AND INCIDENT AS KNOWN FROM PILOTS:
FLIGHT BEGAN FROM BATTLE CREEK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (BTL) WITH THE PRIVATE PILOT AS PIC FLYING FROM THE FRONT SEAT AND COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. PRIVATE PILOT FLEW TO HASTINGS AIRPORT (9D9) AND CONDUCTED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND ENDED WITH A FULL STOP. DURING THE FULL STOP THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT SWITCHED SEATS AND BECAME THE PIC AND HE STATED THAT HE DEPARTED ON RWY 30 AND FLEW LEFT TRAFFIC FOR 2 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND ON THE 3RD LANDING HE DROPPED FLAPS, THOUGHT HE HAD DROPPED THE GEAR AND STATED HIS VERBAL LANDING CHECKLIST AND HIS FINAL PRELANDING CHECK HE MISSED THE GEAR UP INDICATION IN THE GEAR WINDOWS. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND SMOOTHLY AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60KTS AND SLID ON PAVEMENT TILL FULLY STOPPED. HE THEN SECURED THE FUEL, BATTERY, AND AVIONICS SWITCHES AND BOTH PILOTS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.
AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. ALL 3 PROPELLER BLADES WERE CURLED AFT AND BOTH EXHAUST AUGMENTER TUBES WERE CRUSHED. NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE SCRAPPED ALONG WITH INBOARD AFT EDGES OF FLAPS.