20190527005219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech S35 · Bowie, MD · May 27, 2019

Date: May 27, 2019 · 16:45 local
Place: Bowie, MD
Airport: Freeway Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9018S
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA358
Reported as: Beech S35
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total3,500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9018SRegistered now · Beech S35S/N D-7948 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech S35 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft landed on runway 36 at Freeway Airport (W00). Gear was not in the down position. Aircraft sustained structural damage to the belly.

Weather: wind 070 at 4, visibility 10 statue miles, 5,500 scattered, temperature 28, dew point 15, altimeter 29.89 (obtained from college park METAR)

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 AT FREEWAY AIRPORT (W00). GEAR WAS NOT IN THE DOWN POSITION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY.

WEATHER: WIND 070 AT 4, VISIBILITY 10 STATUE MILES, 5,500 SCATTERED, TEMPERATURE 28, DEW POINT 15, ALTIMETER 29.89 (OBTAINED FROM COLLEGE PARK METAR)

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA19CA358Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBowie, MDThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.May 27, 2019 · Substantial damage