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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35A · Alexandria, MN · August 16, 2007

Date: August 16, 2007 · 18:30 local
Place: Alexandria, MN
Airport: Chandler Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7159N
Reported as: Beech V35A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,030 total109 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N7159NRegistered now · Beech V35AS/N D-8814 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech V35A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed glenwood municipal airport (ghw) on 08/16/07 for the Alexandria, MN (axn) airport. It made a straight in approach for runway 31 and landed with the gear up damaging the propeller, nose gear door, various radio antennas, both flaps, the rear step and the belly skin. Damage does not meet with the criteria to be classified as an accident. Pilot was not injured. No passengers on board. Airport manager issued NOTAM and closed the airport until the aircraft could be removed from runway 31. Runway was closed for about 30 minutes.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GLENWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GHW) ON 08/16/07 FOR THE ALEXANDRIA, MN (AXN) AIRPORT. IT MADE A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 31 AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOOR, VARIOUS RADIO ANTENNAS, BOTH FLAPS, THE REAR STEP AND THE BELLY SKIN. DAMAGE DOES NOT MEET WITH THE CRITERIA TO BE CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AIRPORT MANAGER ISSUED NOTAM AND CLOSED THE AIRPORT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE REMOVED FROM RUNWAY 31. RUNWAY WAS CLOSED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES.