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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech J35 · Eldon, MO · October 17, 2016

Date
October 17, 2016 · 05:10 local
Place
Eldon, MO
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N35MH
Reported as
Beech J35
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
185 total38 in this make and model30 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.

Pilot failed to extend the gear prior to landing.

Pilot stated that he did not follow the aircraft checklist. He intended to select gear down but instead selected flaps down. He further stated he did not check cockpit indicators to verify gear down prior to landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.

PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FOLLOW THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST. HE INTENDED TO SELECT GEAR DOWN BUT INSTEAD SELECTED FLAPS DOWN. HE FURTHER STATED HE DID NOT CHECK COCKPIT INDICATORS TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING.

Other reports on N35MH · 1

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