HOT SPRINGS, AR, USA
N7739R
BEECH BE-55
UPON REACHING HIS DESTINATION APT, THE PLT SAID THAT HE MADE A GO-AROUND MANEUVER AS ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. WHEN HE RETURNED FOR LDG, HE SAID HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, AND A GEAR UP LDG WAS MADE. A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED NEAR THE FUEL QUICK DRAIN. BUT IT WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS REVEALED ON POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.
A WHEELS UP LANDING WAS PERFORMED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, DUE TO THE INTERRUPTED LANDING AND GO-AROUND. A PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAFFIC PATTERN HABIT INTERFERENCE MIND SET INTERFERED WITH THE PILOTS ABILITY TO PERFORM THE NORMAL FUNCTIONS REQUIRED BY THE LANDING CHECK LIST.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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