# Incident 19870824055559I: Beech J35, Bowling Green, KY, August 24, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, KY
- Airport: Bowling Green-Warren County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9645° N, 86.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (BWG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9645&lon=-86.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3053C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3053C-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 400 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870824055559I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N3053C (1)

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

- [Accident 19821008053169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821008053169A), Oct 8, 1982: Beech J35 (N3053C), Friday Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. The engine sputtered on takeoff. The aircraft ran off the runway during abort. The fuel selector was mispositioned.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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