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FAA incident report · Beech V35 · Danbury, CT · July 31, 2004

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Date
July 31, 2004 · 16:30 local
Place
Danbury, CT
Airport
Danbury Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5641S
Reported as
Beech V35
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
102 total8 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N5641SRegistered now · Beech V35S/N D-8182 · Built 1966Airframe modelBeech V35Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 07-31-04 at 1647 EDT aircraft N5641S a Beech bonanza V35 landed gear up at Danbury airport (dxr) CT. During intended solo touch and go's the aircraft was cleared for the option to land on runway 17. The aircraft landed gear up and skidded to a halt on the left side of runway 17 about 200 feet north of taxiway alpha. The owner pilot in command stated that he forgot to lower the landing gear. Weather at dxr at the time of the incident was reported as visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with winds from 170 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 18 knots. Damage to the aircraft consisted of all three propeller blades bent, left and right hand trailing edge flaps buckled, underside of fuselage belly damaged, left and right hand engine cowl flaps damaged and left and right engine exhaust stacks damaged. During the aircraft incident investigation, the pilot in command of aircraft N5641S stated that he did not have an appropriate endorsement to operate a Beech bonanza V35 or any other complex aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 07-31-04 AT 1647 EDT AIRCRAFT N5641S A BEECH BONANZA V35 LANDED GEAR UP AT DANBURY AIRPORT (DXR) CT. DURING INTENDED SOLO TOUCH AND GO'S THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AND SKIDDED TO A HALT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 ABOUT 200 FEET NORTH OF TAXIWAY ALPHA. THE OWNER PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. WEATHER AT DXR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) WITH WINDS FROM 170 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES BENT, LEFT AND RIGHT HAND TRAILING EDGE FLAPS BUCKLED, UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE BELLY DAMAGED, LEFT AND RIGHT HAND ENGINE COWL FLAPS DAMAGED AND LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE EXHAUST STACKS DAMAGED. DURING THE AIRCRAFT INCIDENT INVESTIGATION, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF AIRCRAFT N5641S STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE AN APPROPRIATE ENDORSEMENT TO OPERATE A BEECH BONANZA V35 OR ANY OTHER COMPLEX AIRCRAFT.