# Incident 19970903033279I: Beech F33A, Dallas, TX, September 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1997, 13:10 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Love Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8459° N, 96.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS LOVE FLD (DAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8459&lon=-96.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7246A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7246A) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903033279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. PICKERELL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT DALLAS LOVE WHEN HIS APPROACH SPEED GOT TOO SLOW. HIS FLARE WAS HIGH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO HE WAS FLYING AS PILOT IN COMMAND WITHOUT A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW.

## Other reports on N7246A (1)

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

- [Incident 19941216045189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941216045189I), Dec 16, 1994: Beech F33A (N7246A), Minneapolis, MN. Tried takeoff on snow and ice covered runway. Failed to accellerate. Aborted. Slid off departure end of runway.

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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