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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Oklahoma City, OK · November 27, 2007

Date
November 27, 2007 · 18:00 local
Place
Oklahoma City, OK
Airport
Wiley Post
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7800Y
Reported as
Beech V35B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
158 total44 in this make and model15 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, before landing put gear down before landing using as speed brake: 3 green lights. Once cleared to land flaps lowered to 10 degrees, turned on final, flipped on landing lights, touched down speed approximately 80 KTS. Pilot stated, during initial touch down aircraft balooned a little from ground effect. In response, pilot leveled the aircraft, pulled power off, touch down and noticed green lights were out. Pilot stated, there wasn't enough time to reapply power; aircraft slowly settled lower than normal onto the runway pulling to the right and into the grass.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED, BEFORE LANDING PUT GEAR DOWN BEFORE LANDING USING AS SPEED BRAKE: 3 GREEN LIGHTS. ONCE CLEARED TO LAND FLAPS LOWERED TO 10 DEGREES, TURNED ON FINAL, FLIPPED ON LANDING LIGHTS, TOUCHED DOWN SPEED APPROXIMATELY 80 KTS. PILOT STATED, DURING INITIAL TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT BALOONED A LITTLE FROM GROUND EFFECT. IN RESPONSE, PILOT LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT, PULLED POWER OFF, TOUCH DOWN AND NOTICED GREEN LIGHTS WERE OUT. PILOT STATED, THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TIME TO REAPPLY POWER; AIRCRAFT SLOWLY SETTLED LOWER THAN NORMAL ONTO THE RUNWAY PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND INTO THE GRASS.