- Date
- October 11, 1982, 09:10 local (13:10 UTC)
- Place
- Sarasota, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N409VBeech 95-C55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821011054679A
- Case key
- 72554
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that during a practice ILS approach to runway 31, he was distracted by the aural signal of the marker beacon and failed to extend the gear. By the time he realized the gear was not down, it was too late to attempt a go-around. The aircraft was damaged during a wheels-up landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N409V
- Reported as
- Beech 95-C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TE-7
- Airframe hours
- 5,071
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Earl Collins Paving Co.
- Registered owner
- Earl Collins Paving Co.
- Departed
- C · Sarasota, FL
- Destination
- C · Sarasota, FL
- Airport
- SRQ · Sarasota-Bradenton, runway 31, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,719 total · 879 in this make and model · 1,520 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.