19991119035179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35A · Denver, CO · November 19, 1999

Date
November 19, 1999 · 16:28 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Centennial Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N444AZ
Reported as
Beech V35A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,394 total671 in this make and model8 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.

(-23) Pilot was distracted by heavier than usual air traffic. On final approach, pilot noted an abnormal landing gear indication, but took no corrective action. Aircraft touched down and slid down the runway, damaging all prop blades and causing engine damage which required teardown and repair. Limited gear door damage also resulted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY HEAVIER THAN USUAL AIR TRAFFIC. ON FINAL APPROACH, PILOT NOTED AN ABNORMAL LANDING GEAR INDICATION, BUT TOOK NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING ALL PROP BLADES AND CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE WHICH REQUIRED TEARDOWN AND REPAIR. LIMITED GEAR DOOR DAMAGE ALSO RESULTED.