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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech N35 · Lancaster, CA · June 18, 2010

Date
June 18, 2010 · 15:55 local
Place
Lancaster, CA
Airport
General William J Fox Airfield
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1515Z
Reported as
Beech N35
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 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.

N1515Z was departing wjf on RWY24 when the cabin door opened. The aircraft's landing gear was retracted at approximately 100 feet AGL. At 150 feet AGL the pilot elected to descend back to runway 24. The pilot failed to place the gear down prior to touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

N1515Z WAS DEPARTING WJF ON RWY24 WHEN THE CABIN DOOR OPENED. THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL. AT 150 FEET AGL THE PILOT ELECTED TO DESCEND BACK TO RUNWAY 24. THE PILOT FAILED TO PLACE THE GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.