# Accident 20010718019579A: Beech 35C33, Denver, CO, July 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2001, 22:41 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8696Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8696Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010718019579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 19, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 2241 MDT , N8696Q LANDED ON RUNWAY 17L AT ARAPAHOE COUNTY AIRPORT (APA) WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND THE SINGLE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT HE WAS CONDUCTING A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GOES, IN PREPARATION TO BE EXAMINED FOR HIS COMMERCIAL RATING, WHEN HE WAS REQUESTED TO MAKE A SHORT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17L BY THE AIRPORT TOWER PERSONNEL.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8696Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19901215056519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901215056519A), Dec 15, 1990: Beech 35C33 (N8696Q), Concord, NH, Substantial damage. Engine started after pilot turned prop by hand. Reported starter inop. Brakes not set. Throttle set one inch.

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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