- Date
- August 15, 1988, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cahokia, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N19REBeech C55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880815033499A
- Case key
- 14142
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a maintenance test hop after annual inspection, the pilot failed to insure that the landing gear was extended before touchdown. The pilot stated that the gear handle was placed in the gear down position, and that no gear warning horn sounded during the gear up landing. The gear was examined and cycled after the accident, and found to operate normally in all phases of operation. Gear position indicator lights also functioned normally, however the gear warning horn was unreliable. The pilot's attention was distracted from procedures by traffic and the presence of the mechanic/pilot in the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19RE
- Reported as
- Beech C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TE-116
- Airframe hours
- 4,676
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Professional Flyers 19re, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Professional Flyers 19re, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 12, 1988 · 1 hours before
- Airport
- CPS · St. Louis Downtown-Parks, runway 30L, 5,499 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,361 total · 1,050 in this make and model · 2,800 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CPS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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