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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 35-C33A · Sodus, NY · June 29, 2018

Date: June 29, 2018 · 10:45 local
Place: Sodus, NY
Airport: Williamson-Sodus
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N33HN
Reported as: Beech 35-C33A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total100 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N33HNRegistered now · Beech 35-C33AS/N CE-159 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBeech 35-C33A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight was being conducted by aircraft owner for the purpose of maintaining instrument currency. The PIC had a CFII on board to act as a safety pilot. The PIC had just conducted an instrument approach to runway 10 and was conducting a circling approach to runway 28. Both pilots stated that the gear was confirmed down with the mechanical indication and the green light on downwind and on short final. As the aircraft contacted the runway the gear collapsed. The engine was running as the propeller struck the runway. Witness marks were on the runway from contact with the fuselage and the propeller.

The Sodus airport manager notified rochester approach control about the event. The aircraft was removed from the runway before being released by the FAA.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED BY AIRCRAFT OWNER FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING INSTRUMENT CURRENCY. THE PIC HAD A CFII ON BOARD TO ACT AS A SAFETY PILOT. THE PIC HAD JUST CONDUCTED AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10 AND WAS CONDUCTING A CIRCLING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS CONFIRMED DOWN WITH THE MECHANICAL INDICATION AND THE GREEN LIGHT ON DOWNWIND AND ON SHORT FINAL. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AS THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. WITNESS MARKS WERE ON THE RUNWAY FROM CONTACT WITH THE FUSELAGE AND THE PROPELLER.

THE SODUS AIRPORT MANAGER NOTIFIED ROCHESTER APPROACH CONTROL ABOUT THE EVENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY BEFORE BEING RELEASED BY THE FAA.