38.7154° N, 77.7976° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 12, 2011 · 17:30 local
Place
Warrenton, VA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N311H
Reported as
Beech A45
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total45 in this make and model15 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.
Pilot was performing VFR flight in the local area. On this landing he landed on runway 15 at Warrenton-fauquier airport with the landing gear in the retracted position. Pilot stated he made no attempt to lower the gear.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PERFORMING VFR FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. ON THIS LANDING HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 15 AT WARRENTON-FAUQUIER AIRPORT WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. PILOT STATED HE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE GEAR.