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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Indianapolis, IN · September 10, 2004

Date: September 10, 2004 · 22:15 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Metropolitan Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4529M
Reported as: Beech V35B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total2,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N4529MRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10115 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 10, 2004 at 2215 cdst, a Beechcraft V35B, N4529M, registered to luhrs, inc., landed gear up at Indianapolis, Indiana Metropolitan Airport (ump). The aircraft had filed an IFR flight plan and had initiated the flight from new braunfels TX. (Baz). VFR conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The commercial rated pilot failed to lower the landing gear. He stated that he was distracted by possibly conflicting runway traffic and forgot to lower the gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 AT 2215 CDST, A BEECHCRAFT V35B, N4529M, REGISTERED TO LUHRS, INC., LANDED GEAR UP AT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (UMP). THE AIRCRAFT HAD FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND HAD INITIATED THE FLIGHT FROM NEW BRAUNFELS TX. (BAZ). VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY POSSIBLY CONFLICTING RUNWAY TRAFFIC AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR.

Other reports on N4529M · 2

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

Incident 20010823023209IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Jackson, MS(-23) Pilot received clearance to taxi onto runway 16L @ jan taxied straight forward into sun making it hard to see that the taxi way turned right onto runway, pilot went straight, ran off taxiway onto wet ground. Right main landing gear sunk into soft ground…Aug 23, 2001 · Minor damage Incident 19841031060879ILevel Off Touchdown · Newton, TXLost alternator and burned odor in cabin. Gear collapsed landing. Failed to check gear down and or use manual gear.Oct 31, 1984 · Minor damage