# Incident 20110502007319I: Beech C35, Erwin, NC, May 2, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2011, 15:00 local time
- Place: Erwin, NC
- Airport: Harnett County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3234° N, 78.6735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erwin, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3234&lon=-78.6735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228BW-2024-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110502007319I

## Narrative

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

JUST RECEIVED MEDICAL BACK IN MAIL ON SATURDAY (4/30/11) AND THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT IN OVER A YEAR.  HE DEPARTED INTO THE LOCAL AREA AND RETURNED TO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.THERE WAS ANOTHER SMALL, SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN THAT HE OBSERVED JUST AS HE REACHED FOR THE GEAR HANDLE ON THE BASE LEG.  HE DELAYED PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN AND PUT DOWN THE FLAPS INSTEAD TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT.  HE THEN TURNED BACK INTO THE DOWNWIND TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIM AND THE OTHER AIRCRAFT.HE FLEW AN EXTENDED PATTERN TO PROVIDE FOR SPACING BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE OTHER AIRCRAFT.  ON FINAL HE HAD TO MANEUVER TO MISS A BIRD.  HE DID NOT REMEMBER TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND FORGOT TO CHECK THE GEAR LIGHTS UNTIL HE WAS JUST TOUCHING DOWN.  HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE RED 'UNSAFE' LIGHT WAS ON.  THE GEAR WARNING HORN NEVER SOUNDED.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS, BELLY, AND TRAILING EDGE OF BOTH FLAPS.

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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