# Incident 19970730028769I: Beech F33A, Phoenix, AZ, July 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1997, 09:15 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Williams Gateway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5582X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5582X) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970730028769I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THIS INCIDENT OCCURED DURING PART 61 STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE STUDENT WAS ORIGINALLY CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 30L AT WILLIAMS GATEWAY AIRPORT. WHILE ON A RIGHT BASE LEG, THE TOWER THEN CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND 30C. THE STUDENT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. THE STUDENT ADMITTED HE WAS CONFUSED DUE TO THE LAST MINUTE CHANGE OF RUNWAY AND INADVERTENTLY LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N5582X (2)

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

- [Incident 20101009050639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101009050639I), Oct 9, 2010: Beech F33A (N5582X), Gila Bend, AZ, Substantial damage. 10-9-10 At 0930 MST airline training center of Arizona (atca) check pilot INSTRUCT0R Mr. Vemulapalli (PIC) and student pilot Mr. Preusse were in N5582X, a…
- [Incident 19900416026939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900416026939I), Apr 16, 1990: Beech F33A (N5582X), Buckeye, AZ, Minor damage. Student practicing forced landing at airport. Instructor distracted and allowed student to land 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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