19970124002899I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Vero Beach, FL · January 24, 1997

Date: January 24, 1997 · 18:48 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4552S
Reported as: Beech F33A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,843 total4,000 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: on January 24, 1997, Mr. Richard a. farr, pilot in command of N4552S, a Beech F33A on a flight from orlando, FL to Vero Beach, FL at 1846 local N4552S was given clearance to land on runway 11R at Vero Beach FL municipal airport. The aircraft landed gear up on runway 11R. Mr. Farr indicated to the control tower that he forgot to put the gear down prior to landing. Damage to the aircraft was minor. There were no injuries to the pilot or persons on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 24, 1997, MR. RICHARD A. FARR, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N4552S, A BEECH F33A ON A FLIGHT FROM ORLANDO, FL TO VERO BEACH, FL AT 1846 LOCAL N4552S WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 11R AT VERO BEACH FL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 11R. MR. FARR INDICATED TO THE CONTROL TOWER THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND.