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FAA incident report · Beech 35-B33 · Auburn, CA · March 30, 2006

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Date
March 30, 2006 · 16:49 local
Place
Auburn, CA
Airport
Auburn Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N818J
Reported as
Beech 35B33
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total1,200 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N818JRegistered now · Beech 35-B33S/N CD-477 · Built 1962Airframe modelBeech 35-B33Engine modelContinental I0-470 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) According by the pilot, during his approach at the Auburn airport, he was paying too much attention to the aircraft in front of him and forgot to lower the landing gear. Aircraft sustained minor damage, visual meteorological conditions prevailed. There were no injuries. A gear swing of the aircraft on 04/06/2006 revealed that the gear horn was not working but the switch which activates the horn was in working order.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING BY THE PILOT, DURING HIS APPROACH AT THE AUBURN AIRPORT, HE WAS PAYING TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A GEAR SWING OF THE AIRCRAFT ON 04/06/2006 REVEALED THAT THE GEAR HORN WAS NOT WORKING BUT THE SWITCH WHICH ACTIVATES THE HORN WAS IN WORKING ORDER.