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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35BEECH · Napoleon, OH · June 22, 1998

Date
June 22, 1998 · 20:30 local
Place
Napoleon, OH
Airport
Henry County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N80464
Reported as
Beech 35BEECH
Reported engine
Continental E18511
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
189 total65 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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.

The pleasure flight originated from OH17, napolean, OH, on June 22, 1998, at approximatley 1930EDT, to dfi, defiance, OH, and returning to OH17. The pilot stated that upon approaching OH17, preparing to enter downwind for runway 28, he began his landing preparations. Due to another approaching aircraft, he yielded, executing a right 360 degree turn. At the same time his passenger complained of feeling ill. He continued his left hand pattern approach. On final approach he noticed a stall warning light illumination and audible warning. During flare, the propellor contacted the runway, aircraft landed with gear retracted and slid approximately 800FT.

As the FAA filed it

THE PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OH17, NAPOLEAN, OH, ON JUNE 22, 1998, AT APPROXIMATLEY 1930EDT, TO DFI, DEFIANCE, OH, AND RETURNING TO OH17. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON APPROACHING OH17, PREPARING TO ENTER DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 28, HE BEGAN HIS LANDING PREPARATIONS. DUE TO ANOTHER APPROACHING AIRCRAFT, HE YIELDED, EXECUTING A RIGHT 360 DEGREE TURN. AT THE SAME TIME HIS PASSENGER COMPLAINED OF FEELING ILL. HE CONTINUED HIS LEFT HAND PATTERN APPROACH. ON FINAL APPROACH HE NOTICED A STALL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND AUDIBLE WARNING. DURING FLARE, THE PROPELLOR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR RETRACTED AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 800FT.