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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D35 · Deland, FL · June 20, 2007

Date
June 20, 2007 · 10:25 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Fi
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2927V
Reported as
Beech D35
Reported engine
Continental E185*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,380 total60 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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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 Wednesday 20 jun 2007 at approximately 1025 am, N2927V, a 1947 Beech BE-35D bonanza single-engine land airplane, made an unintentional gear-up landing on runway 12 at Deland-Taylor municipal airport, Deland, FL. The pilot in command was privacy data omitted holder of commercial pilot certificate privacy data omitted. The passenger was privacy data omitted. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained only minor damage. The pilot stated he entered the traffic pattern behind a short bro's sky van, initiated the gear-down sequence, but became distracted while maintaining a lookout for other traffic, and neglected to re-check the landing gear prior to touchdown. Later when the aircraft was placed on jacks, the landing gear extended and indicated normally.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY 20 JUN 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1025 AM, N2927V, A 1947 BEECH BE-35D BONANZA SINGLE-ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE, MADE AN UNINTENTIONAL GEAR-UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 AT DELAND-TAYLOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DELAND, FL. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PASSENGER WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN BEHIND A SHORT BRO'S SKY VAN, INITIATED THE GEAR-DOWN SEQUENCE, BUT BECAME DISTRACTED WHILE MAINTAINING A LOOKOUT FOR OTHER TRAFFIC, AND NEGLECTED TO RE-CHECK THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. LATER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS, THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND INDICATED NORMALLY.