# Accident 20190527005219A: Beech S35, Bowie, MD, May 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2019, 16:45 local time
- Place: Bowie, MD
- Airport: Freeway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9417° N, 76.7725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9417&lon=-76.7725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9018S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9018S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190527005219A

## Narrative

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

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)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA19CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA358), May 27, 2019: Beech 35 (N9018S), Bowie, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

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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