# Accident 20020226004149A: Beech G35, Anacortes, WA, February 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Anacortes, WA
- Airport: Beckers Landing Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4567° N, 122.5392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4567&lon=-122.5392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N168B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N168B-2019-01-14) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020226004149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS ONTO BECKER FIELD, WHICH IS A 1700 FOOT TURF RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE FOURTH LANDING HE INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND ENGINE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA02LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA043), Feb 26, 2002: Beech G35 (N168B), Anacortes, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent failure to lower the landing gear prior to touchdown.

## Other reports on N168B (1)

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

- [Accident 20160916018719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160916018719A), Sep 16, 2016: Beech G35 (N168B), Substantial damage. Departed Shearer and landed at moose creek (1U1) for voluntary forest service maintenance. On return flight later in the day, failed to extend the landing gear…

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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