ALTOONA, PA, USA
N975T
BEECH 35-33
THE PILOT STATED THAT BEFORE LANDING, HE PERFORMED HIS COCKPIT DUTIES AND PUT THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. HOWEVER, HE LOST SIGHT OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH TRYING TO LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS ALSO PREOCCUPIED WITH TURBULENT AIR. HE REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT CHECK THE GEAR LIGHT OR THE INDICATOR ON THE FLOOR. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT AN ELECTRICAL WIRE FOR THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED AND THE WARNING SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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