# Incident 20141201021409I: Beech P35, Gatesville, TX, December 1, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2014, 13:56 local time
- Place: Gatesville, TX
- Airport: Gatesville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4209° N, 97.7965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GATESVILLE MUNI (GOP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4209&lon=-97.7965&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1593Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1593Z) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141201021409I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, CONFIRMED BY SINGLE GREEN LIGHT NEAR THE LANDING GEARS POSITION LEVER AS WELL AS THE NOSE GEAR VISUAL ?DOWN? INDICATOR. AS THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN, HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLE TO THE LEFT.  HE THEN APPLIED FULL POWER AND STAYED IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN.  THE PILOT RECHECKED THE GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT AS WELL AS THE NOSE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR.  ON THIS APPROACH, HE USED MINIMUM AIRSPEED AND NO FLAPS.  AS HE TOUCHED DOWN, HE FELT THE LEFT WING SLOWLY GO DOWN AS HE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR, WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP.

## Other reports on N1593Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19881101058889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881101058889I), Nov 1, 1988: Beech P35BEECH (N1593Z), Waco, TX, Minor damage. Unable to retract gear plus electrical failure. Chose to land on taxiway at Waco as other aircraft on runway.

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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