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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech H35 · Avon Park, FL · September 22, 2015

Date
September 22, 2015 · 07:57 local
Place
Avon Park, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1311W
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
486 total337 in this make and model3 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.

On approch to avo runway 05, the landing gear was not lowered prior to touchdown. Flaps were lowered to 10 degrees then raised back to 0, as evident on the ground and lack of damage to flaps. Damage to aircraft included props, engine, exhaust, belly skins, as well as antennas and drains on belly. There was no apparent damage to structure.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROCH TO AVO RUNWAY 05, THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT LOWERED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. FLAPS WERE LOWERED TO 10 DEGREES THEN RAISED BACK TO 0, AS EVIDENT ON THE GROUND AND LACK OF DAMAGE TO FLAPS. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDED PROPS, ENGINE, EXHAUST, BELLY SKINS, AS WELL AS ANTENNAS AND DRAINS ON BELLY. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE.

Other reports on N1311W · 1

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