20010211007589I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech H35 · Chattanooga, OK · February 11, 2001

Date: February 11, 2001 · 15:00 local
Place: Chattanooga, OK
Airport: Chattanooga Sky Harbor
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5405D
Reported as: Beech H35
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N5405DRegistered now · Beech H35S/N D-4913 Airframe modelBeech H35 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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)The pilot was landing on runway 17. He stated that just before touchdown he heard the gear warning horn. The landed gear up. The pilot stated he noticed the landing gear circuit breaker was popped after the landing. He also stated that he thought the circuit breaker popped when he selected gear down and that he failed to verify the gear was down and locked prior to landing. Damage to the aircraft was to the propeller, flaps and antennas.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. HE STATED THAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN HE HEARD THE GEAR WARNING HORN. THE LANDED GEAR UP. THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED AFTER THE LANDING. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHEN HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THAT HE FAILED TO VERIFY THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO LANDING. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE PROPELLER, FLAPS AND ANTENNAS.