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FAA incident report · Beech S35 · Luverne, AL · August 1, 2014

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Date
August 1, 2014 · 16:15 local
Place
Luverne, AL
Airport
Frank Sikes
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N925T
Reported as
Beech S35
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,600 total680 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N925TRegistered now · Beech S35S/N D-7371 · Built 1964Airframe modelBeech S35Engine 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.

On August 1st, 2014 at approximately 1615 hrs local a Beech S35, N925T, sn D-7371 landed on runway 22 at Frank Sikes Airport in Luverne, AL (04A). The aircraft was enroute to destin, FL (dts) from wayne county airport in wooster, oh (kbjj). The aircraft needed to make a fuel stop (with approximately 12 gallons of fuel on board) due to unfavorable winds. The pilot claims to have set up for a normal landing by lowering the gear and the flaps. The landing gear did not extend, the aircraft touched down on the belly and slid to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 1ST, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 HRS LOCAL A BEECH S35, N925T, SN D-7371 LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 AT FRANK SIKES AIRPORT IN LUVERNE, AL (04A). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO DESTIN, FL (DTS) FROM WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT IN WOOSTER, OH (KBJJ). THE AIRCRAFT NEEDED TO MAKE A FUEL STOP (WITH APPROXIMATELY 12 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD) DUE TO UNFAVORABLE WINDS. THE PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE SET UP FOR A NORMAL LANDING BY LOWERING THE GEAR AND THE FLAPS. THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE BELLY AND SLID TO A STOP.