The pilot had flown into the destination airport many times before and was familiar with landing there. While completing the before-landing checklist, the pilot became distracted by passenger conversation. The pilot never heard the gear warning horn and before he realized that the gear was still up, he impacted the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage during the wheels-up landing. No one aboard was injured.
July 10, 2012, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Mich, Beech Model 58 Baron
The pilot had flown into the destination airport many times before and was familiar with landing there. While completing the before-landing checklist, the pilot became distracted by passenger conversation. The pilot never heard the gear warning horn and before he realized that the gear was still up, he impacted the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage during the wheels-up landing. No one aboard was injured.
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot, familiar with the destination airport, was distracted by passenger conversation during the before-landing checklist.
- This distraction caused the pilot to miss the gear warning horn, resulting in a wheels-up landing.
- The airplane sustained substantial damage to its fuselage, but no one aboard was injured.
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