29.8833° N, 97.9414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 30, 1979 · 09:30 local
Place
San Marcos, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1257Z
Reported as
Beech B35
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
364 total105 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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 landed wheels and flaps up. Thinks he retracted the gear on base when he intended to extend the flaps.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED WHEELS AND FLAPS UP. THINKS HE RETRACTED THE GEAR ON BASE WHEN HE INTENDED TO EXTEND THE FLAPS.