# Incident 20010302002989I: Beech 35BEECH, Rancho Calif, CA, March 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2001, 12:40 local time
- Place: Rancho Calif, CA
- Airport: French Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5742° N, 117.1285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRENCH VALLEY (F70), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5742&lon=-117.1285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3224V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3224V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 14 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010302002989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC OF A BE-35 LANDED GEAR UP AT THE FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 18. WHILE THE PILOT WAS GIVING AIRPLANE RIDES AT THE FRENCH VALLEY AIRPORT, HE FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE ALTERNATOR SWITCH WAS OFF. THIS CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DISCHARGE AND PREVENT THE LANDING GEAR FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO CHECK THAT THE GEAR INDICATED DOWN PRIOR TO HIS FINAL LANDING.

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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