# Incident 20120329005839I: Beech V35, Belleville, MI, March 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Belleville, MI
- Airport: Detroit, Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1985° N, 83.4800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belleville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1985&lon=-83.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,933 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120329005839I

## Narrative

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

SOLO PILOT RETURNED FROM JACKSON, MI TO HOME BASE. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED BY ATC TOWER TO LAND ON RWY 5L. ON BASE-TO-FINAL TURN, PILOT LOWERED FLAPS.  AIRCRAFT MADE SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN WITH LANDING GEAR IN RETRACTED POSITION.  DAMAGE TO FLAPS, BELLY SKIN, ANTENNAS, AND PROPELLER.  OPTIONAL LANDING GEAR SAFETY SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN A/C, BUT PILOT STATED HE FOUND THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N129X (1)

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

- [Accident 19740729023789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740729023789A), Jul 29, 1974: Beech V35 (N129X), Scottsbluff, NE, Substantial damage. Tail hit rwy drg lift-off. Dens alt abt 6350FT.

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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