# Incident 20161017023839I: Beech J35, Eldon, MO, October 17, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2016, 05:10 local time
- Place: Eldon, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3512° N, 92.5767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eldon, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3512&lon=-92.5767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35MH-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 38 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161017023839I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20041127030109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041127030109I), Nov 27, 2004: Beech J35 (N35MH), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that on nov. 27, 2004 he departed the kerrville airport enroute to the pearland regional airport. Upon entering a…

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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