# Incident 20010628015689I: Beech F33A, Rogers, AR, June 28, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2001, 10:36 local time
- Place: Rogers, AR
- Airport: Rogers Municipal-Carter Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3723° N, 94.1069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rogers Municipal Airport-Carter Field (ROG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3723&lon=-94.1069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 474 total, 343 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010628015689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 26, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 CDT, BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, BE33-F33A, N273PS, A GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANE, LANDED GEAR-UP AT ROGERS, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO P & J CORP. AND OPERATED BY PAUL SERFASS OF BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.  PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT WAS ON A FINAL LEG OF THE FLIGHT AND WAS DISTRACTED BY AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL.  DURING THE REMAINING DESCENT OF THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS OCCUPIED WITH TRYING TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE AUDIBLE SIGNAL AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE WING FLAPS AND CAME TO REST IN AN UP-RIGHT POSITION.  INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT AND APPROPRIATE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN HIS POSSESSION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N273PS (1)

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

- [Accident 20051012028779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051012028779A), Oct 12, 2005: Beech F33A (N273PS), Millington, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) There were no mechanical airworthiness malfunctions identified. The l/h fuel tank was drained and found only 3 gals of fuel, which is the total unusable…

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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