# Incident 19960716023319I: Beech V35B, Kansas City, MO, July 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3047W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3047W-2003-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716023319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1996, AT 13:30 CDT, MR. GEORGE E. DETRAY, A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH INSTRUMENT RATING, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 497388728, DEPARTED LAMONI, IOWA, (OY7) FOR A FLIGHT TO KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, (MKC) WITH ETA OF 16:00 CDT. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GIVEN APPROVAL FOR A STRAIGHT IN VFR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19 AT MKC BY THE MKC CONTROL TOWER. PILOT SAID HE WAS ADVISED OF A MOONEY IN FRONT OF HIM. HE LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT AND INFORMED MKC CT HE HAD CONTACT. PILOT STATED THAT HE REDUCED POWER, CONTINUED HIS APPROACH, CUT POWER OVER THE THRESHOLD AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY. IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT HE REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOWER THE GEAR. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITIES AT BAKER AVIATION. ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. PROPELLER, GEAR DOORS AND TRAILING INBOARD EDGE OF FLAP ON RIGHT SIDE WILL REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIRS. AIRCRAFT WAS PUT ON JACKS AND GEAR RETRACTION TESTED. GEAR FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. INDICATIONS OF GEAR UP, IN-TRANSIT, AND DOWN & LOCKED (GREEN LIGHT) AS WELL AS MECHANICAL INDICATIONS WERE AS SHOWN IN POH. THROTTLE WAS RETARDED WITH GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. HORN DID NOT SOUND. LINKAGE AND MICRO SWITCH APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY RIGGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT SAID HE DID NOT REMEMBER HEARING THE HORN AS HE REDUCED POWER FOR LANDING. LAST ANNUAL COMPLETED 12-08-95. NEW ELT INSTALLED 12-08-95, DID NOT ACTIVATE UPON LANDING. INFORMATION FROM THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN FURNISHED TO GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS FOR FURTHER ACTION. THIS INCIDENT, CE96IGA00104, IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N3047W (3)

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

- [Accident 19990925046399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990925046399A), Sep 25, 1999: Beech V35B (N3047W), Lexington, MO, No damage. (-23)During a low level sightseeing flight, the engine began sputtering and quit. The pilot wanted to land at the Lexington airport, but was too low, and…
- [Incident 19971130041789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971130041789I), Nov 30, 1997: Beech V35B (N3047W), Mc Allen, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot's initial statement after incident was that he bumped the landing gear lever with his knee. This is pilot's third reported gear up incident in…
- [Incident 19861120071279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861120071279I), Nov 20, 1986: Beech V35B (N3047W), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Forgot to extend landing gear before touchdown. Made a gear up landing.

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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