20061117029109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech J35 · Smoketown, PA · November 17, 2006

Date
November 17, 2006 · 10:30 local
Place
Smoketown, PA
Airport
Smoketown Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N519PH
Reported as
Beech J35
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
946 total188 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated that he landed gear up during a VFR approach into Smoketown Airport (S37). During the flare the pilot heard a warning horn and assumed it to be the stall warning. The pilot realized after contact with the runway that it was the gear warning horn that was active. One soul on board, no injuries, minor damage to the belly of the aircraft, flaps, and prop tips.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED GEAR UP DURING A VFR APPROACH INTO SMOKETOWN AIRPORT (S37). DURING THE FLARE THE PILOT HEARD A WARNING HORN AND ASSUMED IT TO BE THE STALL WARNING. THE PILOT REALIZED AFTER CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY THAT IT WAS THE GEAR WARNING HORN THAT WAS ACTIVE. ONE SOUL ON BOARD, NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT, FLAPS, AND PROP TIPS.