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FAA incident report · Beech S35 · Madison, MS · August 13, 2019

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Date
August 13, 2019 · 07:30 local
Place
Madison, MS
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5768K
Reported as
Beech S35
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
17,600 total800 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N5768KRegistration cancelled Oct 10, 2020 · Beech S35S/N D-7544 · Built 1964Airframe modelBeech S35Engine 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.

The pilot of aircraft registration number N5768K reported that on the morning of August 13, 2019 around 8:00 am in Madison, MS (kmbo) that he had landed his Beech S35 with the landing gear up. He stated that he had just completed four takeoffs and landings to a full stop. He decided to do one more and planned to make a spot landing on the numbers. After takeoff, a challenger and a premier reported inbound on the UNICOM for landing. He announced that he would extend his downwind leg in order to let them both land ahead of him. He stated that his normal SOP is to extend the landing gear opposite to the point in which he wanted to land and he almost never lower the wing flaps for a normal landing. He stated by this time he had wing flaps set at 20 degrees. He stated that he was concentration very hard on touching down on the runway numbers and recall just before touching down that the thought occurred that he seemed to be closer to the ground than usual. At that moment, the stall warning horn began to sound and almost instantly he heard the prop hit the pavement and smoke immediately began to become evident in the cockpit. He stated he suppose the smoke was from the paint being scraped from the belly of the aircraft, at that moment he realized he did not put the landing gear down and only lowed the flaps. The pilot stated, ?in retrospect, perhaps a more judicious use of the before landing checklist might have prevented this incident?. There was no injuries and minor damage to the aircraft?s nose landing gear doors and inbound tips of flaps that was found in the lower position.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N5768K REPORTED THAT ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 13, 2019 AROUND 8:00 AM IN MADISON, MS (KMBO) THAT HE HAD LANDED HIS BEECH S35 WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. HE STATED THAT HE HAD JUST COMPLETED FOUR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP. HE DECIDED TO DO ONE MORE AND PLANNED TO MAKE A SPOT LANDING ON THE NUMBERS. AFTER TAKEOFF, A CHALLENGER AND A PREMIER REPORTED INBOUND ON THE UNICOM FOR LANDING. HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD EXTEND HIS DOWNWIND LEG IN ORDER TO LET THEM BOTH LAND AHEAD OF HIM. HE STATED THAT HIS NORMAL SOP IS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR OPPOSITE TO THE POINT IN WHICH HE WANTED TO LAND AND HE ALMOST NEVER LOWER THE WING FLAPS FOR A NORMAL LANDING. HE STATED BY THIS TIME HE HAD WING FLAPS SET AT 20 DEGREES. HE STATED THAT HE WAS CONCENTRATION VERY HARD ON TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY NUMBERS AND RECALL JUST BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN THAT THE THOUGHT OCCURRED THAT HE SEEMED TO BE CLOSER TO THE GROUND THAN USUAL. AT THAT MOMENT, THE STALL WARNING HORN BEGAN TO SOUND AND ALMOST INSTANTLY HE HEARD THE PROP HIT THE PAVEMENT AND SMOKE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO BECOME EVIDENT IN THE COCKPIT. HE STATED HE SUPPOSE THE SMOKE WAS FROM THE PAINT BEING SCRAPED FROM THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT, AT THAT MOMENT HE REALIZED HE DID NOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND ONLY LOWED THE FLAPS. THE PILOT STATED, ?IN RETROSPECT, PERHAPS A MORE JUDICIOUS USE OF THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT?. THERE WAS NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT?S NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND INBOUND TIPS OF FLAPS THAT WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER POSITION.