# Accident 20050702032139A: Beech 35C33A, East Hampton, NY, July 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: East Hampton, NY
- Airport: East Hampton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9594° N, 72.2517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9594&lon=-72.2517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3YP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3YP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33A (registry code 1151410, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050702032139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JULY 21, 2005, DURING RAMP INSPECTION AT EAST HAMPTON AIRPORT, EAST HAMPTON NEW YORK (KHTO) OBSERVED N3YP, BE-35, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WIND SPAR. FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH THE EAST HAMPTON AIRPORT MANAGER AND ^PRIVACY DAT^ THE LOCAL MAINTENANCE/REPAIR FACILITY AT EAST HAMPTON AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 28 AT EAST HAMPTON AIRPORT AT JULY 2, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 HOURS. ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TE AIRPORT MANAGER DECLINED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF INCIDENT. THE FAA EASTERN REGION OPERATIONS CENTER DECLINED ANY KNOWLEDGE/REPORT OF SUCH INCIDENT ON JULY 2, 2005. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD05LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA109), Jul 2, 2005: Beech BE-35-C33A (N3YP), East Hampton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the landing surface.

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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