# Incident 19951201043239I: Beech F33A, Columbus, NE, December 1, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1995, 14:40 local time
- Place: Columbus, NE
- Airport: Columbus Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4487° N, 97.3409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBUS MUNI (OLU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4487&lon=-97.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N599WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N599WB) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,190 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951201043239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: BEECHCRAFT BE-33-F33A, N599WB, DEPARTED THE MILLER FIELD, VALENTINE, NEBRASKA ON DECEMBER 01, 1995. UPON ARRIVAL AT COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), RICHARD J. SHAMIS, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE 1947541, FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE LANDING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, FLAP, AND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN. THE PIC, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, INCURRED NO INJURY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N599WB (1)

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

- [Accident 19890408006879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408006879A), Apr 8, 1989: Beech F33A (N599WB), Reddington Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on dual hooded instrument flight. Safety pilot ditched offshore in gulf. Engine ran normal on recovery.

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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