# Incident 20031029028319I: Beech D55, Palo Alto, CA, October 29, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2003, 14:40 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7725R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7725R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 250 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031029028319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT PALO ALTO, CA. THE PILOT MISTAKENLY RETRACTED THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON IT'S RIGHT WING, SLIDING TO A STOP, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N7725R (1)

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

- [Incident 19890303012589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303012589I), Mar 3, 1989: Beech D55 (N7725R), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. No defects noted. Pilot to be reexamined.

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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