20170529021019I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A35 · Kingston, OK · May 29, 2017

Date: May 29, 2017 · 09:15 local
Place: Kingston, OK
Airport: Lake Texoma State Park
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8481A
Reported as: Beech A35
Reported engine: Continental E185 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 861 total218 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N8481ARegistration cancelled Mar 11, 2019 · Beech A35S/N D-1901 · Built 1948 Airframe modelBeech A35 Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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.

The aircraft was on a day VFR part 91 flight for pilot proficiency. The pilot performed three landings at gyi, north Texas regional and then flew to F31, lake Texoma airport. The pilot performed two landings to a full stop. On the third landing the pilot placed the gear handle down, ?but failed to notice the gear did not extend?. When landing on runway 36 the aircraft settled to the runway with the landing gear retracted. The aircraft came to rest approximately 10 feet left of the runway center line. After the flight, the pilot noticed the landing gear circuit was tripped. During the third landing the pilot did not notice the landing gear warning horn.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DAY VFR PART 91 FLIGHT FOR PILOT PROFICIENCY. THE PILOT PERFORMED THREE LANDINGS AT GYI, NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL AND THEN FLEW TO F31, LAKE TEXOMA AIRPORT. THE PILOT PERFORMED TWO LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP. ON THE THIRD LANDING THE PILOT PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN, ?BUT FAILED TO NOTICE THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND?. WHEN LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. AFTER THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT WAS TRIPPED. DURING THE THIRD LANDING THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN.