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FAA incident report · Beech V35A · Pell City, AL · November 12, 2008

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Date
November 12, 2008 · 10:48 local
Place
Pell City, AL
Airport
St Clair County
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N888S
Reported as
Beech V35A
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,269 total952 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days
N888SRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-9937 · Built 1976Airframe modelBeech V35BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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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 landing at st Clair country airport (kplr), Pell City, AL, pilot failed to lower landing gear. Pilot realized his mistake, attempted to lower landing gear at last minute and aircraft landed on partially extended gear minimizing damage to aircraft structure. Aircraft touched down striking prop and skidded to a stop, pilot and one passenger evacuated aircraft with no injuries and minor damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON LANDING AT ST CLAIR COUNTRY AIRPORT (KPLR), PELL CITY, AL, PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. PILOT REALIZED HIS MISTAKE, ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AT LAST MINUTE AND AIRCRAFT LANDED ON PARTIALLY EXTENDED GEAR MINIMIZING DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN STRIKING PROP AND SKIDDED TO A STOP, PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER EVACUATED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.