# Incident 19960803027229I: Beech 3533, Plattsburgh, NY, August 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1996, 21:15 local time
- Place: Plattsburgh, NY
- Airport: Clinton County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6875° N, 73.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Clinton County Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6875&lon=-73.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N684V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N684V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-33 (registry code 1151402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3533
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803027229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. ALLEN STATED; ON APPROACH HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, HE THEN SWITCHED THE LANDING LIGHTS TO ON, BUT USED THE WRONG SWITCH, PUTTING THE LANDING GEAR BACK IN THE UP POSITION, THE FLAPS IN THE FULL-DOWN POSITION, AND THE THROTTLE IN IDLE POSITION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N684V (2)

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

- [Incident 20030905031839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030905031839I), Sep 5, 2003: Beech 3533 (N684V), Blacksburg, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Both auxiliary fuel tank cap center locking tabs rusted & stiff to operate. Visual check of both 10 gallon auxiliary fuel tanks indicated dry tanks &…
- [Incident 19930415012949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930415012949I), Apr 15, 1993: Beech 3533 (N684V), Yelm, WA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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