20131118024479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech H35 · Laredo, TX · November 18, 2013

Date
November 18, 2013 · 19:30 local
Place
Laredo, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N35QJ
Reported as
Beech H35
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,353 total531 in this make and model91 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.

Upon approach to landing at Laredo airport Laredo Texas, pilot did not verify gear landing light was on and gear indicator needle to down position. Pilot continued with landing and did not become aware gear was not down and locked until propeller made contact with pavement.

As the FAA filed it

UPON APPROACH TO LANDING AT LAREDO AIRPORT LAREDO TEXAS, PILOT DID NOT VERIFY GEAR LANDING LIGHT WAS ON AND GEAR INDICATOR NEEDLE TO DOWN POSITION. PILOT CONTINUED WITH LANDING AND DID NOT BECOME AWARE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED UNTIL PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH PAVEMENT.