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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Beech H35 · Bay City, MI · August 2, 2008

Date
August 2, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place
Bay City, MI
Airport
James Clements Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5430D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI08CA236
Reported as
Beech H35
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total3,000 in this make and model0 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 reported during telephone interview that landing gear collapsed upon landing. Landing gear handle was in the down position. Upon lifting aircraft during recovery, master switch was turned on and the landing gear extended normally.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED DURING TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. UPON LIFTING AIRCRAFT DURING RECOVERY, MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.