At 12:10 Pacific time, a Beech BE-55 landed gear-up at San Bernardino. The instructor and student were not injured. The student told police he was receiving flight instruction for his commercial certificate and had just completed two touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. He was on his third touch-and-go to runway 24 when he forgot to lower the landing gear prior to touchdown. The instructor said he did not hear the gear warning horn prior to the accident.
Jan. 27, San Bernardino, Calif. / Beech Baron
At 12:10 Pacific time, a Beech BE-55 landed gear-up at San Bernardino. The instructor and student were not injured. The student told police he was receiving flight instruction for his commercial certificate and had just completed two touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. He was on his third touch-and-go to runway 24 when he forgot to lower the landing gear prior to touchdown. The instructor said he did not hear the gear warning horn prior to the accident....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech BE-55 aircraft made a gear-up landing at San Bernardino with an instructor and student on board.
- Both the instructor and student were uninjured in the incident.
- The student, who was undergoing commercial flight instruction, forgot to lower the landing gear during a touch-and-go maneuver.
- The instructor stated that he did not hear the gear warning horn prior to the accident.
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