# Incident 20121116025639I: Beech P35, Rome, GA, November 16, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2012, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Richard B. Russle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2570° N, 85.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2570&lon=-85.1647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8589M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8589M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121116025639I

## Narrative

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

*11/16/12* ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATOR OF A BEECH P35 (N8589M), ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RNWY 1 AT RICHARD B. RUSSELL AIRPORT. THE ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL WITH THE AIRCRAFT LANDING IN A GEAR UP POSITION. DURING LANDING SEQUENCE, THE PILOT MISTAKENLY PLACED THE FLAPS IN THE DOWN POSITION INSTEAD OF THE LANDING GEAR. HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD NO GEAR WARNING DURING LANDING SEQUENCE. DAMAGED TO AIRCRAFT  WAS LIMITED TO BENT PROPELLER BLADES, BENT EXHAUST PIPES AND A SCRATCHED UP UNDER BELLY.

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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