# Incident 19970812044269I: Beech J35, Angleton, TX, August 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1997, 18:35 local time
- Place: Angleton, TX
- Airport: Brazoria County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1718° N, 95.4293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angleton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1718&lon=-95.4293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N855X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970812044269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED THE GEAR UP LOCKS DID NOT RELEASE CAUSING THE GEAR CKT BREAKER TO POP WITH THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT, INSTRUCTOR, WAS TEACHING THE AIRCRAFT OWNER TO FLY AND THE OWNER WAS ON THE CONTROLS. WHILE THE INSTRUCTOR WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY THE GEAR GREEN LIGHT WAS NOT ON, THE OWNER, THINKING THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS COUNSELED ON THE NEED FOR POSITIVE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT AND DIVISION OF ATTENTION.

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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