# Accident 20110227004999A: Beech G35, Brenham, TX, February 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Brenham, TX
- Airport: Brenham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2183° N, 96.3711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2183&lon=-96.3711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N437D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N437D-2017-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110227004999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING STRAIGHT IN ON RUNWAY 16 AT BRENHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (11R), BRENHAM, TEXAS AT APPROXIMENTLY 13:00 LOCAL WHEN HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY HELICOPTERS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  THE PILOT STATED THE HE FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LANDED GEAR UP.  DAMAGE INCLUDED: SHEET METAL ON THE BELLY, SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS NEAR THE FUSELAGE, EXHAUST PIPES, AND PROPELLER TIPS CURLED.  POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE SPAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA212), Feb 27, 2011: Beech G35 (N437D), Brenham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during the approach resulting in a gear-up landing.

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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