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FAA incident report · Beech S35 · Santa Monica, CA · February 21, 2021

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Date
February 21, 2021 · 14:20 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Airport
Santa Monica Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8929M
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
2,273 total845 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N8929MRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2022 · Beech S35S/N D-7884 · Built 1965Airframe 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.

On 02/21/2021 at 15:29 PST, a Beech S35, N8929M registered toprivacy data omitted, completed a gear up landing at Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica CA. Due to being distracted by seagulls while lowering the landing gear lever. Made an abrupt maneuver avioding the birds, pilot failed to ensure gear had extended causing propeller strike damge, minor damage to nose gear doors, trailing edge flaps and engine exhaust pipes. Pilot was uninjured. Classified as an incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/21/2021 AT 15:29 PST, A BEECH S35, N8929M REGISTERED TO^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COMPLETED A GEAR UP LANDING AT SANTA MONICA AIRPORT, SANTA MONICA CA. DUE TO BEING DISTRACTED BY SEAGULLS WHILE LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR LEVER. MADE AN ABRUPT MANEUVER AVIODING THE BIRDS, PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE GEAR HAD EXTENDED CAUSING PROPELLER STRIKE DAMGE, MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR DOORS, TRAILING EDGE FLAPS AND ENGINE EXHAUST PIPES. PILOT WAS UNINJURED. CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT.