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FAA incident report · Beech 35A33 · Oceano, CA · August 28, 2001

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Date
August 28, 2001 · 17:30 local
Place
Oceano, CA
Airport
Oceano County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N847R
Reported as
Beech 35A33
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total120 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Miguel chabolla was piloting N847R, a BE-35-A33, s/n CD-261 on August 28, 2001 at approximately 1730 local time. Mr. Chabolla states that he had lowered his landing gear during his approach into Oceano airport (L52) but had difficulty locating the airport so he decided to go around. He added power and raised the landing gear and started a left turn. He then received a transmission stating that if they fly over the mesa and head for the mobile home park, they will be lined up for the runway. Mr. Chabolla acquired the mesa and the trailer park over his left shoulder and began a left turn toward the trailer park. Mr. Chabolla then states that he thought he had lowered the gear during the turn but his attention was drawn to find a helicopter making a traffic call. He also states that he continued his approach and quickly scanned the panel which did not reveal a red gear up light nor did he hear the gear warning horn sound. During the flare he heard scraping and looked at the gear switch and found it up. Mr. Chabolla elected to finish the landing and closed the throttle and mixture. **a copy of this report will be forwarded to the operations unit for further evaluation.** (-23 amendment) the operations investigation was completed with counseling. Mr. Chabolla showed a positive attitude and a heightened awareness of priorities.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. MIGUEL CHABOLLA WAS PILOTING N847R, A BE-35-A33, S/N CD-261 ON AUGUST 28, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL TIME. MR. CHABOLLA STATES THAT HE HAD LOWERED HIS LANDING GEAR DURING HIS APPROACH INTO OCEANO AIRPORT (L52) BUT HAD DIFFICULTY LOCATING THE AIRPORT SO HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND. HE ADDED POWER AND RAISED THE LANDING GEAR AND STARTED A LEFT TURN. HE THEN RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION STATING THAT IF THEY FLY OVER THE MESA AND HEAD FOR THE MOBILE HOME PARK, THEY WILL BE LINED UP FOR THE RUNWAY. MR. CHABOLLA ACQUIRED THE MESA AND THE TRAILER PARK OVER HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND BEGAN A LEFT TURN TOWARD THE TRAILER PARK. MR. CHABOLLA THEN STATES THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD LOWERED THE GEAR DURING THE TURN BUT HIS ATTENTION WAS DRAWN TO FIND A HELICOPTER MAKING A TRAFFIC CALL. HE ALSO STATES THAT HE CONTINUED HIS APPROACH AND QUICKLY SCANNED THE PANEL WHICH DID NOT REVEAL A RED GEAR UP LIGHT NOR DID HE HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUND. DURING THE FLARE HE HEARD SCRAPING AND LOOKED AT THE GEAR SWITCH AND FOUND IT UP. MR. CHABOLLA ELECTED TO FINISH THE LANDING AND CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE. **A COPY OF THIS REPORT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE OPERATIONS UNIT FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.** (-23 AMENDMENT) THE OPERATIONS INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED WITH COUNSELING. MR. CHABOLLA SHOWED A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF PRIORITIES.