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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35 · Key West, FL · August 2, 2003

Date
August 2, 2003 · 12:58 local
Place
Key West, FL
Airport
Key West International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N789PD
Reported as
Beech V35
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,156 total750 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft landed gear up. On approach the pilot stated that he inadvertently actuated the flaps rather than the landing gear. The pilot said that he became distracted with flaps because of trim changes he did not expect. The pilot stated that he recycled the flaps, and because of his distraction he forgot to put the landing down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. ON APPROACH THE PILOT STATED THAT HE INADVERTENTLY ACTUATED THE FLAPS RATHER THAN THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED WITH FLAPS BECAUSE OF TRIM CHANGES HE DID NOT EXPECT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RECYCLED THE FLAPS, AND BECAUSE OF HIS DISTRACTION HE FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING DOWN.