# Accident 20210226000739A: Beech G35, Tucson, AZ, February 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1161° N, 110.9410° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1161&lon=-110.9410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4499D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4499D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210226000739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ON APPROACH TO TUS AIRPORT,  LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN MAKING CONTACT WITH RUNWAY 11L WITH THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NO REGULATORY DEVIATION OCCURRED: SUGGEST OPS ASI ASSIST. SAFETY CONCERN

## 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 WPR21LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA134), Feb 26, 2021: Beech G35 (N4499D), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s distraction in the cockpit which interrupted his pre-landing checklist which resulted in his failure to configure the landing gear prior to touchdown.

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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