# Incident 20111117029049I: Beech 35, Benton, AR, November 17, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Benton, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5774° N, 92.5726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5774&lon=-92.5726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4575V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4575V-2014-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111117029049I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 17, 2011 AT SALINE COUNTY AIRPORT (SUZ), BENTON, ARKANSAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL, A BEECH 35, REGISTRATION N4575V, SERIAL NUMBER D-1158 LANDED GEAR UP.  THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BY A COMMERCIAL RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A PRIVATE PILOT RATED STUDENT.  THE STUDENT WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING.  ON SHORT FINAL THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO DEMONSTRATE A SOFT SHORT LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 02 ABOUT 500 FEET BEYOND THE THRESHOLDAND SKIDDING ABOUT 150 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET RIGHT OF CENTER LINE.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOOR, THE BELLY, AND BOTH FLAPS AT THE INTERIOR TRAILING EDGE.  NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED.

## Other reports on N4575V (1)

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

- [Incident 19880409021839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880409021839I), Apr 9, 1988: Beech 35BEECH (N4575V), Las Vegas, NM. Engine failed on descent to airport. Landed on highway. Carb heat actuating door came loose. Blocked intake.

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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