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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech N35 · Fairbault, MN · September 22, 1979

Date: September 22, 1979 · 12:45 local
Place: Fairbault, MN
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1234Z
Reported as: Beech N35
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total3,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N1234ZRegistered now · Beech N35S/N D-6695 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech N35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot engaged in conversation with passenger. Forgot to extend gear before touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION WITH PASSENGER. FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

Other reports on N1234Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19900408012799IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Pittsburgh, PAPilot reported alternator failure. Landed at Pittsburgh without incident.Apr 8, 1990