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FAA incident report · Beech 35-C33A · Gastonia, NC · November 12, 2005

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Date
November 12, 2005 · 17:10 local
Place
Gastonia, NC
Airport
Gastonia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N232SU
Reported as
Beech 35C33A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,270 total950 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N232SURegistered now · Beech 35-C33AS/N CE-172 · Built 1967Airframe modelBeech 35-C33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 11-12-05, N232SU, a BE-35, landed gear up on rwy 21 at Gastonia, NC (akh). The PIC stated that he entered the traffic pattern on a right downwind leg and followed his normal landing procedures which includes extending both the landing gear and flaps. PIC also stated that he completed the before landing checklist. Upon flare, aircraft settled on its belly. An inspection of the aircraft revealed that the inboard gear doors had minor scraping damage to outside of door. The bottom edge and leading edge had no damage. If these doors were open when a/c touched down they would have sustained damage to leading and bottom edge. If they were up and locked the main gear would have collapsed on them. There was no damage to support either case. The main doors had minor damage to the flat area; they also had no damage to leading or bottom edge. The main gear brake housings had no sign of scraping, which they would have come in contact with the runway if they were down and then collapsed. The nose gear doors had no damage to the bottom edge or leading edge. The landing light and scissor on the front of gear had no sign of contact with the runway. It is this inspectors conclusion from theabove findings that the gear was up and locked when the pilot landed the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 11-12-05, N232SU, A BE-35, LANDED GEAR UP ON RWY 21 AT GASTONIA, NC (AKH). THE PIC STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON A RIGHT DOWNWIND LEG AND FOLLOWED HIS NORMAL LANDING PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDES EXTENDING BOTH THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS. PIC ALSO STATED THAT HE COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST. UPON FLARE, AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON ITS BELLY. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE INBOARD GEAR DOORS HAD MINOR SCRAPING DAMAGE TO OUTSIDE OF DOOR. THE BOTTOM EDGE AND LEADING EDGE HAD NO DAMAGE. IF THESE DOORS WERE OPEN WHEN A/C TOUCHED DOWN THEY WOULD HAVE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LEADING AND BOTTOM EDGE. IF THEY WERE UP AND LOCKED THE MAIN GEAR WOULD HAVE COLLAPSED ON THEM. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO SUPPORT EITHER CASE. THE MAIN DOORS HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FLAT AREA; THEY ALSO HAD NO DAMAGE TO LEADING OR BOTTOM EDGE. THE MAIN GEAR BRAKE HOUSINGS HAD NO SIGN OF SCRAPING, WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY IF THEY WERE DOWN AND THEN COLLAPSED. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS HAD NO DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM EDGE OR LEADING EDGE. THE LANDING LIGHT AND SCISSOR ON THE FRONT OF GEAR HAD NO SIGN OF CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. IT IS THIS INSPECTORS CONCLUSION FROM THEABOVE FINDINGS THAT THE GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED WHEN THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.