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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Dallas, TX · July 3, 1996

Date: July 3, 1996 · 16:00 local
Place: Dallas, TX
Airport: Dallas Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N970PA
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 842 total65 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: on July 3, 1996, at approximately 1600 CDT, a Beech A-36 landed at F69 with the landing gear in the retracted position. VFR conditions prevailed & no flight plan was filed. The private pilot departed ADS airport approximately 5 minutes prior to the gear-up landing. He stated that his intention was to leave the gear extended for this short flight, and he doesn't remember ever touching the landing gear handle. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 3, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CDT, A BEECH A-36 LANDED AT F69 WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED & NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED ADS AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE GEAR-UP LANDING. HE STATED THAT HIS INTENTION WAS TO LEAVE THE GEAR EXTENDED FOR THIS SHORT FLIGHT, AND HE DOESN'T REMEMBER EVER TOUCHING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.