# Accident 20021228033989A: Beech F33A, Durango, CO, December 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2002, 15:50 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Durango-La Plata County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1514° N, 107.7539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1514&lon=-107.7539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1592W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1592W) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021228033989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE "HIT THE GEAR SWITCH THINKING I HAD ENGAGED IT" AND ON FINAL LOWERED FULL FLAPS AND THEN LANDED. THE FIRST HE KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WAS WHEN HE STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE DOES NOT THINK THE GEAR WARNING HORN OPERATED. (.19) ON DECEMBER 28, 2002, AT 1450 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH F33A, N1592W, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING GEAR UP LANDING AT THE DURANGO/LA PLATA COUNTY AIRPORT (DRO), DURANGO, COLORADO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL, CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM BORGER, TEXAS, TO DURANGO, COLORADO, WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1220. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE BOTTOM FUSELAGE SKIN BENEATH THE CABIN AREA WAS SCRAPED THROUGH. THE BOTTOMS OF SEVERAL BULKHEADS IN THIS AREA WERE SCRAPED AND BENT AFT. ALL OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AFT. THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR WAS CONFIRMED IN THE UP AND LOCKED POSITION. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUIT                                 Y WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND OTHER SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 DEN03LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA029), Dec 28, 2002: Beech F33A (N1592W), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A contributing factor is the pilot's failure to follow the checklist.

## Other reports on N1592W (1)

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

- [Incident 20080719842189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080719842189I), Jul 19, 2008: Beech F33A (N1592W), Corinth, MS, Minor damage. (-23) According to the PIC, this flight was being conducted to accomplish his IFR currency. The pilot reports that they performed a normal landing and while…

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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