# Incident 19980805029099I: Beech B36TC, Pinedale, WY, August 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1998, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pinedale, WY
- Airport: Ralph Wenz Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8597° N, 109.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8597&lon=-109.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4BA-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B36TC (registry code 1151609, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980805029099I

## Narrative

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

WHEN PILOT WAS ON DOWNWIND LEG FOR LANDING, HE SAW AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A GO AROUND, RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, AND ON THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING PATTERN, LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA374), Aug 5, 1998: Beech B36TC (N4BA), Pinedale, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not following his Pilot Operating checklist procedures. A factor was the aborted landing which interfered with the pilot's normal traffic pattern habit.

## Other reports on N4BA (1)

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

- [Accident 20100401030499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100401030499A), Apr 1, 2010: Beech B36TC (N4BA), Dayton, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft departed IFR for dpa and the pilot advised they were returning to mgy due to a compartment that came open, then transmitted they were declaring an…

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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