20020207006469I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Columbus, OH · February 7, 2002

Date: February 7, 2002 · 19:00 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Darby Dan Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N23751
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total2,100 in this make and model60 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) On February 7, 2002, at approximately 1833 eastern daylight time, N23751, a Beech A36, was substantially damaged while landing on runway 6 at Darby Dan Airport (6I6), galloway, Ohio. The certificated pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed; a flight plan was not filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The aircraft landed on the asphalt surface of runway 6 with the landing gear in the up position, skidding to a stop 570 feet from the runway threshold. The aircraft did not leave the runway asphalt surface. In a written statement, the pilot stated that he failed to lower the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 7, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1833 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, N23751, A BEECH A36, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 6 AT DARBY DAN AIRPORT (6I6), GALLOWAY, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED; A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE ASPHALT SURFACE OF RUNWAY 6 WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION, SKIDDING TO A STOP 570 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT LEAVE THE RUNWAY ASPHALT SURFACE. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.