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FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Jean, NV · August 1, 2014

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Date
August 1, 2014 · 10:38 local
Place
Jean, NV
Airport
Jean, Nv
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3102W
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
233 total134 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N3102WRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-9558 · Built 1973Airframe modelBeech V35BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman was at 0L7 (Jean, Nv) airport practicing landings for his upcoming flight review. Airman was distracted by other traffic entering the pattern. He was practicing short field landings. He stated that he had the landing light on, which does not allow you to see the 3 green gear down lights. He also stated that because he was practicing short field landings, he uses little extra power. Therefore not hearing the gear unsafe horn until pulling throttle to idle in the landing flare.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS AT 0L7 (JEAN, NV) AIRPORT PRACTICING LANDINGS FOR HIS UPCOMING FLIGHT REVIEW. AIRMAN WAS DISTRACTED BY OTHER TRAFFIC ENTERING THE PATTERN. HE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. HE STATED THAT HE HAD THE LANDING LIGHT ON, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO SEE THE 3 GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. HE ALSO STATED THAT BECAUSE HE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS, HE USES LITTLE EXTRA POWER. THEREFORE NOT HEARING THE GEAR UNSAFE HORN UNTIL PULLING THROTTLE TO IDLE IN THE LANDING FLARE.