# Incident 20200802008989I: Beech F33A, Watsonville, CA, August 2, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2020, 11:39 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9236° N, 121.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watsonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9236&lon=-121.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8231L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8231L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,908 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200802008989I

## Narrative

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

ON 08/02/2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1139 PDT, N8231L LANDED GEAR UP RUNWAY 22, WATSONVILLE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N8231L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060121001349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060121001349I), Jan 21, 2006: Beech F33A (N8231L), Truckee, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was making a takeoff roll at the Truckee/Tahoe airport. He did not insure he had a clear view in front of the aircraft due to wind screen fogging.…

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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