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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A36 · Lubbock, TX · March 6, 2021

Date: March 6, 2021 · 15:45 local
Place: Lubbock, TX
Airport: Lubbock Preston Smith Internat
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N171CE
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 392 total150 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N171CERegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-504 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine 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 March 6, 2021, at approximately 1535, a Beech A36 aircraft bearing registration number N171CE, privacy data omittedlanded gear up on runway 17R at Lubbock Preston Smith airport (lbb). The pilot stated he had forgotten to lower the gear before landing. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot sustained no injuries and was the only person onboard. The flight originated from lbb on March 6, 2021 at approximately 1520.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 6, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1535, A BEECH A36 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N171CE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 17R AT LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH AIRPORT (LBB). THE PILOT STATED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO LOWER THE GEAR BEFORE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LBB ON MARCH 6, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1520.