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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech H35 · Palmetto, FL · December 2, 1989

Date: December 2, 1989 · 16:15 local
Place: Palmetto, FL
Airport: Manatee Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4686D
Reported as: Beech H35
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,500 total500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N4686DRegistered now · Beech H35S/N D-4891 · Built 1956 Airframe modelBeech H35 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Forgot to lower gear on short approach. Landed gear up. Had sun in eyes. Speed kept horn from sounding.

As the FAA filed it

FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR ON SHORT APPROACH. LANDED GEAR UP. HAD SUN IN EYES. SPEED KEPT HORN FROM SOUNDING.