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FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Brawley, CA · September 15, 2004

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Date
September 15, 2004 · 17:26 local
Place
Brawley, CA
Airport
Brawley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2531U
Reported as
Beech A36
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total3,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N2531URegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2301Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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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 (clyde e. shields) stated he had not flown for approximately 6 months. He wanted to retrain himself by flying approximately 1 hour each day of the week. His first flight was on Monday, sept. 13, 2004. On sept. 15, 2004 at 1726 hrs, Mr. Shields, was attempting to land at Brawley (bwc) airport. The aircraft landed with the gear up. There were no injuries to Mr. Shields who was the only individual on board. Mr. Shields did say he did not remember moving the gear handle to lower the gear. (The reporting inspector called the airport manager at bwc, richard klemm, who looked at the aircraft. He said the gear handle had been moved to lower the gear but it appeared it may have been moved after the aircraft had come in contact with the ground). Mr. Shields did state that he may have attempted to lower the gear as the aircraft came in contact with the ground. He said he did not look for the three green lights indicating the gear was down and locked. He also stated he did not have his checklist in front of him. Since this is an operations issue, this incident will be turned over to the san FSDO operations unit.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT (CLYDE E. SHIELDS) STATED HE HAD NOT FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. HE WANTED TO RETRAIN HIMSELF BY FLYING APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR EACH DAY OF THE WEEK. HIS FIRST FLIGHT WAS ON MONDAY, SEPT. 13, 2004. ON SEPT. 15, 2004 AT 1726 HRS, MR. SHIELDS, WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT BRAWLEY (BWC) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO MR. SHIELDS WHO WAS THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL ON BOARD. MR. SHIELDS DID SAY HE DID NOT REMEMBER MOVING THE GEAR HANDLE TO LOWER THE GEAR. (THE REPORTING INSPECTOR CALLED THE AIRPORT MANAGER AT BWC, RICHARD KLEMM, WHO LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT. HE SAID THE GEAR HANDLE HAD BEEN MOVED TO LOWER THE GEAR BUT IT APPEARED IT MAY HAVE BEEN MOVED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND). MR. SHIELDS DID STATE THAT HE MAY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. HE SAID HE DID NOT LOOK FOR THE THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. HE ALSO STATED HE DID NOT HAVE HIS CHECKLIST IN FRONT OF HIM. SINCE THIS IS AN OPERATIONS ISSUE, THIS INCIDENT WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE SAN FSDO OPERATIONS UNIT.