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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · LA · August 24, 1997

Date: August 24, 1997 · 12:00 local
Place: LA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3807E
Reported as: Beech A36
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total840 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N3807ERegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-1809 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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: Mr. Montgomery was to conclude his proficiency flight with a simulated engine-out approach to a full stop landing. Additional traffic caused him to delay the planned extension of the gear. There were no passengers aboard and minimal disruption to other general aviation operations. Mr. Montgomery recently completed refresher training. The evidence does not substantiate incompetence or carelessness and administrative action beyond counseling is not supported by findings.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. MONTGOMERY WAS TO CONCLUDE HIS PROFICIENCY FLIGHT WITH A SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT APPROACH TO A FULL STOP LANDING. ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC CAUSED HIM TO DELAY THE PLANNED EXTENSION OF THE GEAR. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ABOARD AND MINIMAL DISRUPTION TO OTHER GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS. MR. MONTGOMERY RECENTLY COMPLETED REFRESHER TRAINING. THE EVIDENCE DOES NOT SUBSTANTIATE INCOMPETENCE OR CARELESSNESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION BEYOND COUNSELING IS NOT SUPPORTED BY FINDINGS.