# Accident 19911011045929A: Beech F33A, Franklin, NC, October 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Franklin, NC
- Airport: Macon County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1803° N, 83.3797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1803&lon=-83.3797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 332 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911011045929A

## Narrative

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

PROP AND BELLY HIT RUNWAY ON GEAR UP LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND. LANDED IN OPEN FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL92LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA004), Oct 11, 1991: Beech F33A (N37MC), Franklin, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN A GEAR UP CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, AND THE EVENTUAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N37MC (1)

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

- [Incident 19940309000519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940309000519I), Mar 9, 1994: Beech F33A (N37MC), El Reno, OK, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up on taxiway and slid into grass.

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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