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FAA incident report · Beech B35 · Knoxville, TN · December 25, 2006

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Date
December 25, 2006 · 14:40 local
Place
Knoxville, TN
Airport
Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5105C
Reported as
Beech B35
Reported engine
Continental E185*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total150 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N5105CRegistered now · Beech B35S/N D-2386Airframe modelBeech B35Engine modelContinental E185 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 dec 25 2006 aircraft #N5105C landed at down town Island airport Knoxville TN on runway 26 with the landing gear retracted. The pilot stated that during approach on downwind leg for runway 26 he was slightly high and extended the gear to assist in losing altitude. He then slowed the aircraft from 125 to 110 mph and trimmed the aircraft for landing. He further stated that he flew a normal base and final approach, performing a before landing checklist on final. He believed he saw a green landing gear panel light indicating gear down and locked. On touch down the aircraft came down flat on the belly sliding down the runway and stopped. The pilot was not injured and no aircraft fire. Aircraft was removed from the runway dec. 25 2006. On dec. 26 2006 the aircraft was inspected by FAA inspectors. Damage was to the propeller both blades curled, both nose gear doors outer skin damaged, aircraft belly damage around nose gear doors and aft, lower strobe light, both lower antenna's damaged, lower surface of left and right flap damaged with upper surfaces buckled. Aircraft was jacked in the hangar, with two normal extension and retraction checks of the landing gear accomplished, with a green down and lock indication on cockpit instrument panel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DEC 25 2006 AIRCRAFT #N5105C LANDED AT DOWN TOWN ISLAND AIRPORT KNOXVILLE TN ON RUNWAY 26 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING APPROACH ON DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 26 HE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH AND EXTENDED THE GEAR TO ASSIST IN LOSING ALTITUDE. HE THEN SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT FROM 125 TO 110 MPH AND TRIMMED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE FLEW A NORMAL BASE AND FINAL APPROACH, PERFORMING A BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST ON FINAL. HE BELIEVED HE SAW A GREEN LANDING GEAR PANEL LIGHT INDICATING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. ON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN FLAT ON THE BELLY SLIDING DOWN THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND NO AIRCRAFT FIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY DEC. 25 2006. ON DEC. 26 2006 THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY FAA INSPECTORS. DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROPELLER BOTH BLADES CURLED, BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS OUTER SKIN DAMAGED, AIRCRAFT BELLY DAMAGE AROUND NOSE GEAR DOORS AND AFT, LOWER STROBE LIGHT, BOTH LOWER ANTENNA'S DAMAGED, LOWER SURFACE OF LEFT AND RIGHT FLAP DAMAGED WITH UPPER SURFACES BUCKLED. AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED IN THE HANGAR, WITH TWO NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CHECKS OF THE LANDING GEAR ACCOMPLISHED, WITH A GREEN DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION ON COCKPIT INSTRUMENT PANEL.