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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Conroe, TX · March 15, 2011

Date: March 15, 2011 · 15:06 local
Place: Conroe, TX
Airport: Lonestar Executive
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N35YR
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,250 total4,250 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N35YRRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10397 · Built 1982 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that he became distracted when unable to intercept the glide slope. His normal procedure was to put the landing gear down once the glide slope is intercepted. The pilot continued his approach and gear up landing on runway 14 at lone star executive airport, failing to put the landing gear down. There were no injuries. The visible aircraft damage was limited to the forward belly, nose landing gear doors, flaps and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED WHEN UNABLE TO INTERCEPT THE GLIDE SLOPE. HIS NORMAL PROCEDURE WAS TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN ONCE THE GLIDE SLOPE IS INTERCEPTED. THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS APPROACH AND GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT LONE STAR EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FAILING TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VISIBLE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE FORWARD BELLY, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, FLAPS AND PROPELLER.