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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D35 · Aberdeen, SD · February 26, 2004

Date: February 26, 2004 · 11:05 local
Place: Aberdeen, SD
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2142D
Reported as: Beech D35
Reported engine: Continental E225*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 225 total25 in this make and model

N2142DRegistered now · Beech D35S/N D-3546 Airframe modelBeech D35 Engine modelContinental E225 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) On February 26 at 11:05 am CST a Beech D-35 owned by bonanza management LLC of Aberdeen, SD lost power during an approach to land at Aberdeen, SD airport runway 17. VFR weather conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was slightly damaged and the pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate. The flight originated from abr on February 26, 2004. The aircraft landed with the landing gear retracted in a cornfield 2 miles from the airport in Aberdeen. The power loss was due to the failure of the pilot to switch fuel tanks.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 26 AT 11:05 AM CST A BEECH D-35 OWNED BY BONANZA MANAGEMENT LLC OF ABERDEEN, SD LOST POWER DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND AT ABERDEEN, SD AIRPORT RUNWAY 17. VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ABR ON FEBRUARY 26, 2004. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED IN A CORNFIELD 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT IN ABERDEEN. THE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS.

Other reports on N2142D · 1

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

Incident 19980626025859IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Bismarck, NDOn 6/26/98 at approximatley 10:30 CDT, BE-D35, N2142D, owned and flown by darrell schuler sustained minor damage during a VFR flight while on landing rollout at Bismarck, ND. Teh PIC stated that he inadvertatly retracted the landing gear mistaking them for…Jun 26, 1998 · Minor damage