# Incident 20090403047339I: Beechcraft B35, West Palm Beach, FL, April 3, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2009, 13:15 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8908A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8908A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 300 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090403047339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT CERTAIN OF RUNWAY IN USE DUE TO WIND CONDITIONS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT APPROACHING THE AIRFIELD.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED ONE LANDING, BUT INITIATED A GO-AROUND DUE TO CONFLICTING TRAFFIC ON ANOTHER RUNWAY.  DURING THE GO-AROUND THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE PILOT INDICATED HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR DURING THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N8908A (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940821033809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940821033809I), Aug 21, 1994: Beech B35 (N8908A), Norman, OK, Minor damage. Distracted watching for traffic landed gear up.
- [Incident 19830612025049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612025049I), Jun 12, 1983: Beech 35BEECH (N8908A), Oriskany, NY, Minor damage. Electrical failure. Extended gear manually. Nose gear not locked. Collapsed on landing. Defective alternator.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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