# Incident 20091220052869I: Beech A36, Wichita, KS, December 20, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2009, 19:30 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Beech Factory
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6939° N, 97.2149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEECH FACTORY (BEC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6939&lon=-97.2149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3236V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3236V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 38 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091220052869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS OPERATING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT KBEC CONDUCTING A PLEASURE FLIGHT AND MAINTAINING NIGHT CURRENCY.ON THE THIRD LANDING PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED WITH TRAFFIC AT MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE WHILE HE WAS IN HIS DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  HE THOUGHT HE PERFORMED ALL CHECKLISTS AND VERIFIED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN.  HE SAID HE USED A MEMORY CHECKLIST "BC GUMPS" AND THEN USED A PAPER CHECKLIST.   HOWEVER LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP.  THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MALFUNCTIONS OR MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES.  WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS VFR.  AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT INITIATED AN EVACUATION.  PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  ALL THREE PROPELLOR BLADES BENT, FLAPS HAVE ABRASIONS AND ABRASIVE DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N3236V (1)

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

- [Incident 20090522010219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090522010219I), May 22, 2009: Beech A36 (N3236V), Grainfield, KS, Minor damage. (-23) The aircaft was enroute from wichita, KS. (Bec) to colby, KS (cbk). During cruise, the pilot experienced a gyro warning light indicating the instrument…

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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