36.3988° N, 119.1068° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WOODLAKE (O42), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 30, 2012 · 14:00 local
Place
Woodlake, CA
Airport
Woodlake
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N17793
Reported as
Beech V35B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total185 in this make and model25 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 states he went through a "gumps" check. He remembers reaching over the yoke to select gear down but assumes he did not move the selector over center. He had set up for a short field approach with full flaps and a higher than normal powere setting. He does not recall hearing any gear warning horn.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATES HE WENT THROUGH A "GUMPS" CHECK. HE REMEMBERS REACHING OVER THE YOKE TO SELECT GEAR DOWN BUT ASSUMES HE DID NOT MOVE THE SELECTOR OVER CENTER. HE HAD SET UP FOR A SHORT FIELD APPROACH WITH FULL FLAPS AND A HIGHER THAN NORMAL POWERE SETTING. HE DOES NOT RECALL HEARING ANY GEAR WARNING HORN.