# Incident 20041104034029I: Beech H35, Van Nuys, CA, November 4, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2004, 18:15 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N650B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N650B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 45 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041104034029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ WAS DISTRACTED BY TOWER REQUEST TO EXTEND UPWIND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ FAILED TO USE A WRITTEN CHECKLIST. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ FAILED TO PLACE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION.

## Other reports on N650B (2)

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

- [Incident 20050624026979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050624026979I), Jun 24, 2005: Beech H35 (N650B), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that after landing during roll out he selected gear handle instead of the flap, thus causing the nose gear to collapse.
- [Incident 19940406011599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940406011599I), Apr 6, 1994: Beech H35 (N650B), Long Beach, CA. Engine quit in flilght. Precautionary landing. Found foreign substance in right wing fuel vent.

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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