# Incident 20010131007699I: Beech S35, Wellston, OK, January 31, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wellston, OK
- Airport: Biggs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6610° N, 97.0023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIGGS AIRPORT (3OK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6610&lon=-97.0023&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6120V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6120V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010131007699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE DISTRACTED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF A SOFT SPOT ON THE GRASS STRIP, THE PILOT OPERATED THE FLAP LEVER INSTEAD OF THE LANDING GEAR LEVER AND LANDED GEAR UP. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6120V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920226011619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920226011619I), Feb 26, 1992: Beech S35 (N6120V), Enid, OK, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up. Stated he forgot to check gear. No horn sounded.

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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