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FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Delano, CA · August 12, 2009

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Date
August 12, 2009 · 14:30 local
Place
Delano, CA
Airport
Delano Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62BJ
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO550B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total900 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N62BJRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-9414 · Built 1973Airframe 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) Upon final approach to bakersfield meadows airport (bfl), N62BJ piloted by Mr. Richard casteen continued with the main landing gear retracked. This retracked landing gear was observed visually was by bfl tower and the pilot was notified. The pilot was able to maintain the aircraft as airborne before contacting the runway, both flaps the right side step and the propeller were damaged. The pilot ws able to continue airborne and departed bakersfield meadows (bfl) and return to Delano CA. (Dlo) his original departure. N62BJ was able to land safely with no further damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON FINAL APPROACH TO BAKERSFIELD MEADOWS AIRPORT (BFL), N62BJ PILOTED BY MR. RICHARD CASTEEN CONTINUED WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACKED. THIS RETRACKED LANDING GEAR WAS OBSERVED VISUALLY WAS BY BFL TOWER AND THE PILOT WAS NOTIFIED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE AIRCRAFT AS AIRBORNE BEFORE CONTACTING THE RUNWAY, BOTH FLAPS THE RIGHT SIDE STEP AND THE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT WS ABLE TO CONTINUE AIRBORNE AND DEPARTED BAKERSFIELD MEADOWS (BFL) AND RETURN TO DELANO CA. (DLO) HIS ORIGINAL DEPARTURE. N62BJ WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.