# Incident 19971027042429I: Beech A45, Cocoa, FL, October 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1997, 19:30 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971027042429I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED HE DOESN'T REMEMBER PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDICATES HE MAY HAVE TRIED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN WHEN IT WAS TOO LATE. UNABLE TO RETRIEVE BLOCK 31 INFORMATION FROM PILOT.

## Other reports on N34MR (2)

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

- [Incident 20080828855689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080828855689I), Aug 28, 2008: Beech A45 (N34MR), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot had returned from a local flight and on his first landing on runway 11 at the Merritt Island Airport (coi) the aircraft was landed gear-up. The…
- [Incident 20030221037769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030221037769I), Feb 21, 2003: Beech A45 (N34MR), Cocoa, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Beechcraft A45, N34MR while on personal flight, over ran runway while landing at Merritt Island Airport, Florida. VMC conditions existed and no flight…

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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