# Incident 20010516008299I: Beech G35, Wsilla, AK, May 16, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2001, 19:30 local time
- Place: Wsilla, AK
- Airport: New Wasilla Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4454D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4454D-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010516008299I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MAY 16, 2001, BEECHCRAFT BONANZA N4454D, PILOTED BY THE PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING AT THE NEW WASILLA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THREE-FOURTHS OF THE WAY  WAY DOWN RUNWAY 03, SLID APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, BENDING THE FLAPS AND PROPELLER.  IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT HE SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD EXTENDED THE  LANDING GEAR BUT WAS PUZZLED BY HOW THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED SO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY.  AN EYE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED UP THE ENTIRE TIME.  MECHANICS REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY BY JACKING THE PLANE UP AND EXTENDING THE GEAR; IT CYCLED NORMAL.

## Other reports on N4454D (4)

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

- [Accident 20120831020479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120831020479A), Aug 31, 2012: Beech G35 (N4454D), Oceano, CA, Substantial damage. On August 31, 2012, at approximately 09:40 pacific daylight time, N4454D, a Beechcraft G35, was en-route from tulare, CA (tlr) to Oceano County (L52). The…
- [Incident 19930708028269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930708028269I), Jul 8, 1993: Beech G35 (N4454D), Paola, KS, Minor damage. Gear handle placed in down position. Gear extended only partially. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19930205006209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930205006209I), Feb 5, 1993: Beech G35 (N4454D), Excelsior, MO, Minor damage. Appears pilot landed with gear retracted. Gear check functioned normal.
- [Incident 19781105023639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105023639I), Nov 5, 1978: Beech G35 (N4454D), Payson, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear during landing rollout.

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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