# Incident 20110404006619I: Beech C90, Burlington, NC, April 4, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2011, 16:45 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0957° N, 79.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0957&lon=-79.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531CS-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6A-27-28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 28,984 total, 360 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110404006619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT BUY AND WAS DISTRACTED BY A 33 KNOT CROSS WIND AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. RIGHT PROP STRUCK RUNWAY AT ABOUT 1000 FOOT MARKS. RIGHT PROP CONTINUED TO STRIKE RUNWAY UNTIL 3000-FOOT MARK. AT THAT TIME, THE LEFT PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP 50 FEET FROM THAT POINT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AFTER THE FIRST SIGNS OF RIGHT PROP STRIKING RUNWAY. GEAR WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND DOWN FULLY AND FOLDED BACK UP INTO THE WHEEL WELLS AFTER TOUCHING DOWN.

## Other reports on N531CS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030609009909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030609009909I), Jun 9, 2003: Beech C90 (N531CS), Greensboro, NC, Minor damage. (-23) When the pilot failed to lower gear for landing, the aircraft's right propeller struck the runway. The pilot successfully initiated a go-around and…

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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