# Incident 19990323018439I: Beech K35, Joshua Tree, CA, March 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Joshua Tree, CA
- Airport: Hi Desert Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1347° N, 116.3131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joshua Tree, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1347&lon=-116.3131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 262 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990323018439I

## Narrative

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

(-5) DURING FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT, N217AA, BE-35K, S/N D-6004, LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND HAD A GEAR DOWN INDICATION LIGHT. THE PILOT LOWERED THE FLAPS FOR A SHORT FIELD LANDING AND BECAUSE OF TURBULENT, CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, ADJUSTED THE FLAPS UP, AND LANDED GEAR UP ON THE RUNWAY. ON THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT, THE FLAP AND LANDING GEAR SWITCHES ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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