# Incident 20201221019169I: Beech 35-C33, Lumberton, NC, December 21, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2020, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6306° N, 79.0186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lumberton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6306&lon=-79.0186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55FL-2022-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,386 total, 930 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201221019169I

## Narrative

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

THE PIC WAS TAKING A LOCAL FLIGHT. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE STANDBY ALTERNATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS CAUSED A DISTRACTION. THE PIC RETURNED TO THE PATTERN FOR LANDING. DURING THIS  TIME HE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM WHILE PREPARING TO LAND AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AND THE PIC AND PASSENGER  EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N55FL (1)

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

- [Incident 20080928855599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080928855599I), Sep 28, 2008: Beech 35C33 (N55FL), Boca Raton, FL, Minor damage. While over pahokee, FL, pilot lost electrical power. Altitude and heading were not reported. Pilot used portable aircraft radio connected to external comm…

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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