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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech N35 · Coatesville, PA · January 17, 2014

Date: January 17, 2014 · 15:30 local
Place: Coatesville, PA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N513R
Reported as: Beech N35
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,460 total1,500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N513RRegistered now · Beech N35S/N D-6782 · Built 1961 Airframe modelBeech N35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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.

After performing a go-around during a VFR traffic pattern to avoid an inbound aircraft. The pilot admitted to forgetting to lower the landing gear on his next VFR traffic pattern. The aircraft landed gear up with minor damage and no injury to the pilot who was the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER PERFORMING A GO-AROUND DURING A VFR TRAFFIC PATTERN TO AVOID AN INBOUND AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ADMITTED TO FORGETTING TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ON HIS NEXT VFR TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

Other reports on N513R · 3

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

Incident 19900807049909ILevel Off Touchdown · Wilmington, DEPilot failed to lower landing gear and landed gear up. Gear warning horn sounded.Aug 7, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19780920018959IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Spokane, WAUnable to get lock on nose gear for landing. Broken rod end bearing allowed gear to swing free.Sep 20, 1978 · Minor damage Incident 19780411011559ILevel Off Touchdown · Spokane, WAPilot failed to extend gear before landing.Apr 11, 1978 · Reported as Beech 35BEECH · Minor damage