# Accident 20030531016809A: Beech 35B33, Inyokern, CA, May 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2003, 19:50 local time
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Airport: Inyokern Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6589° N, 117.8244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6589&lon=-117.8244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5FL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 107 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030531016809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/31/2003 N5FL LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 20 AT INYOKERN AIRPORT, KIYK. THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE BEECH BE-35-B33 WAS THOMAS W. PARLET. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW AND A WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED BY MR. PARLET HE STATES THAT HE MADE A NORMAL OVERHEAD APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. HE SLOWED TO GEAR OPERATING SPEED SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING OVER MID FIELD AND CLAIMS TO HAVE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. HE FLEW A LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.

## 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 LAX03LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA194), Jun 1, 2003: Beech 35-B33 (N5FL), Inyokern, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot 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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