19991229036159I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35-B33 · Andrews, NC · December 29, 1999

Date
December 29, 1999 · 12:30 local
Place
Andrews, NC
Airport
Andrews-Murphy Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8945M
Reported as
Beech 35B33
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total400 in this make and model15 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 departed centon, ga on a pleasure flight. Decided to land at Andrews-Murphy, NC to stretch and take a break. By the time he realized he hadn't put the landing gear down, he was too close to the ground and his airspeed was too low for a go-around. Pilot landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED CENTON, GA ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. DECIDED TO LAND AT ANDREWS-MURPHY, NC TO STRETCH AND TAKE A BREAK. BY THE TIME HE REALIZED HE HADN'T PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN, HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO LOW FOR A GO-AROUND. PILOT LANDED GEAR UP.