# Incident 20080515836639I: Beech 35C33, Penrose, NC, May 15, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2008, 11:06 local time
- Place: Penrose, NC
- Airport: Transylvania County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2723° N, 82.6390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Penrose, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft: N9437S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9437S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,900 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080515836639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)  PIC STATED HE WAS RETURNING TO HOME BASE AFTER FLIGHT TEST OF REPLACEMENT PROPELLER, ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 27, COMPLETED A PRE-LANDING CHECK, CONTINUED WITH A NORMAL APPROACH, FLARED AND LANDED.  LANDING GEAR HAD NOT EXTENDED.  AMT RETRIEVED AIRCRAFT, PLACED ON JACKS AND OPERATED GEAR.  GEAR, LIGHTS, AND HORN ALL WORKED NORMALLY.  MINOR DAMAGE RESTRICTED TO PROPELLER, ENGINE, NOSE GEAR DOORS, FLAPS, AND FORWARD BELLY SKIN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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