What happened
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The grand rapids FSDO received a report on 06/14/2026 @1640Z from the regional operations center about an aircraft that made an emergency gear up landing at Iron mountain (kimt). The aircraft experienced a landing gear system failure in flight causing the gear to not extend. The pilot followed the operating handbook, contacted the owner of the aircraft and the American bonanza society to assist with troubleshooting. The decision was made that the safest way to land was to burn off as much fuel as possible and perform an emergency gear-up landing. The aircraft landed on runway 01 and came to rest on its belly causing damage to the fuselage skin and frame at the midpoint between the wings, and propeller. No injuries to the pilot were reported and no meteorological conditions prevailed. No injuries to the pilot were reported and no meteorological conditions prevailed. No fire was present or fuel leaks identified.
As the FAA filed it
THE GRAND RAPIDS FSDO RECEIVED A REPORT ON 06/14/2026 @1640Z FROM THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER ABOUT AN AIRCRAFT THAT MADE AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING AT IRON MOUNTAIN (KIMT). THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAILURE IN FLIGHT CAUSING THE GEAR TO NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE OPERATING HANDBOOK, CONTACTED THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AMERICAN BONANZA SOCIETY TO ASSIST WITH TROUBLESHOOTING. THE DECISION WAS MADE THAT THE SAFEST WAY TO LAND WAS TO BURN OFF AS MUCH FUEL AS POSSIBLE AND PERFORM AN EMERGENCY GEAR-UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 01 AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND FRAME AT THE MIDPOINT BETWEEN THE WINGS, AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WERE REPORTED AND NO METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WERE REPORTED AND NO METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FIRE WAS PRESENT OR FUEL LEAKS IDENTIFIED.
NTSB investigation
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