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FAA incident report · Beech P35 · San Antonio, TX · October 8, 1998

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Date
October 8, 1998 · 19:43 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8538M
Reported as
Beech P35
Reported engine
Continental IO470N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,625 total1,200 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
N8538MRegistered now · Beech P35S/N D-7211 · Built 1963Airframe modelBeech P35Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-5)On oct. 8, 1998, pilot, william c white was the PIC of a Beech bananza,, N8538M, in route form corpus christi, TX, to San Antonio, TX. This aircraft landed at 7:43 pm on runway 12R at sat with one passenger, gear up, no injuires and no fires. Mr. White was on base leg for runway 12R landing sat with landing gear extended and the pre-landing check list complete. He was given clearance to extend and follow a MD-80 who was on a four mile final. He then retracted the gear, climbed, and extended down base leg. In position on final, he stated, he repeated the pre-landing check list and reinitiated the gear switch while proceeding down the normal approach with a 1/4 flaps. After passing the middle marker on the glide slope, he turned on the landing light on the NLG strut. He then, retarded the throttle noting the landing gear warning horn as he mistaken for the middle marker beacon tone. Crossing the runway threshold, he landed with gear up and flaps at full. He then, notified ATC who in turn dispatched the airport fire department and airport police.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON OCT. 8, 1998, PILOT, WILLIAM C WHITE WAS THE PIC OF A BEECH BANANZA,, N8538M, IN ROUTE FORM CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, TO SAN ANTONIO, TX. THIS AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 7:43 PM ON RUNWAY 12R AT SAT WITH ONE PASSENGER, GEAR UP, NO INJUIRES AND NO FIRES. MR. WHITE WAS ON BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 12R LANDING SAT WITH LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND THE PRE-LANDING CHECK LIST COMPLETE. HE WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO EXTEND AND FOLLOW A MD-80 WHO WAS ON A FOUR MILE FINAL. HE THEN RETRACTED THE GEAR, CLIMBED, AND EXTENDED DOWN BASE LEG. IN POSITION ON FINAL, HE STATED, HE REPEATED THE PRE-LANDING CHECK LIST AND REINITIATED THE GEAR SWITCH WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN THE NORMAL APPROACH WITH A 1/4 FLAPS. AFTER PASSING THE MIDDLE MARKER ON THE GLIDE SLOPE, HE TURNED ON THE LANDING LIGHT ON THE NLG STRUT. HE THEN, RETARDED THE THROTTLE NOTING THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AS HE MISTAKEN FOR THE MIDDLE MARKER BEACON TONE. CROSSING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, HE LANDED WITH GEAR UP AND FLAPS AT FULL. HE THEN, NOTIFIED ATC WHO IN TURN DISPATCHED THE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AIRPORT POLICE.