# Incident 20101015048729I: Beech 35-A33, Williston, FL, October 15, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2010, 16:45 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3546° N, 82.4706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLISTON RGNL (X60), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3546&lon=-82.4706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N378Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N378Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-A33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 10 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101015048729I

## Narrative

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

THE PIC WHILE CONDUCTING A PLEASURE FLIGHT FAILED TO EXTEND HIS LANDING GEAR. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNSURE OF THE GEAR LIGHT INDICATION AT THE TIME OF TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT'S LOWER ANTENNA AND GEAR DOORS STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST, THE PILOT RETARDED THE POWER THAT'S WHEN THE PROPELLER  STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON RUNWAY5. THE PIC INDICATED HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL CONFINED TO GEAR DOORS, ANTENNA'S AND SKIN. THE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROPELLER BLADES. FURTHER INPECTION DETERMINED THE LANDING GEAR HAS A RECURRING A.D. 2007-08-08 THAT COVERS POSSIBLE SEIZURE OF THE UPLOCK ROLLER & COMPLIED WITH ON 10/30/2009. I ALSO WAS INFORMED THAT THE SAME PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT THE DAY BEFORE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SINCE THEN AND BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT ON JACKS AND COMPLETED A RETRACTION / EXTENSION CHECK WITHOUT DEFECT.

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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