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Date
July 21, 1999 · 18:00 local
Place
Woodland, CA
Airport
Watts-Woodland Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1537S
Reported as
Beech P35
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total300 in this make and model97 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 pilot of N1537S, was approaching runway 36 at the Watts Woodland airport. At 800 feet AGL, another aircraft announced take off on the opposite runway 18. At that time, the pilot retracted the gear and entered on the left down wind for runway 18. The pilot forgot to extend the gear prior to landing, and landed on runway 18., gear up.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF N1537S, WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 36 AT THE WATTS WOODLAND AIRPORT. AT 800 FEET AGL, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ANNOUNCED TAKE OFF ON THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY 18. AT THAT TIME, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR AND ENTERED ON THE LEFT DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING, AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 18., GEAR UP.