20031026030119I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech M35 · Sacramento, CA · October 26, 2003

Date: October 26, 2003 · 15:40 local
Place: Sacramento, CA
Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9779R
Reported as: Beech M35
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total57 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N9779RRegistered now · Beech M35S/N D-6284 · Built 1960 Airframe modelBeech M35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot landed with gear-up at Sacramento Executive Airport. The pilot stated that he was blinded by the direct sunset and delay putting the gear down subsequently missed checking it before landing but did not notice the warning indication. The pilot was counseled by inspector dennis day from this office on utilizing checklist. The pilot concurred to the counseling and no further action is needed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED WITH GEAR-UP AT SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS BLINDED BY THE DIRECT SUNSET AND DELAY PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN SUBSEQUENTLY MISSED CHECKING IT BEFORE LANDING BUT DID NOT NOTICE THE WARNING INDICATION. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY INSPECTOR DENNIS DAY FROM THIS OFFICE ON UTILIZING CHECKLIST. THE PILOT CONCURRED TO THE COUNSELING AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED.