# Incident 20210325004469I: Beech 35-C33, Johns Island, SC, March 25, 2021 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 25, 2021, 14:50 local time - Place: Johns Island, SC - Airport: Charleston Executive - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.7010° N, 80.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLESTON EXEC (JZI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7010&lon=-80.0032&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5891J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5891J) (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: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 1,153 total, 353 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210325004469I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. EON MESSAGE TEXT: CHARLESTON, SC (JZI): N5891J, BE35, LANDED ON RUNWAY 9 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 03/25/2021 1850Z PILOT STATEMENT: ON 25 MARCH 2021, I MADE A GEAR UP LANDING IN MY OWNED AIRCRAFT, N5891J, A 1965 BEECHCRAFT DEBONAIR, AT KJZI (CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT) AFTER TWO HOURS OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WITH MY CFI. I WAS FLYING SOLO AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I DID NOT PUT DOWN THE GEAR, ALTHOUGH I THOUGHT I HAD DONE SO. I CROSSED THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT ABOUT 75 KNOTS, HELD THE NOSE IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION AND SETTLED INTO THE RUNWAY. INSTEAD OF HEARING "CHIRP" FROM THE RUBBER TIRES, I HEARD NOTHING UNTIL I HEARD SHEET METAL SCRAPING AND THE PROPELLER HITTING THE CONCRETE. I MAINTAINED CENTERLINE WITHOUT ANY FORWARD G-FORCE AND CAME TO A STOP. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE FUEL VALVE AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF SHOCK, I OPENED THE DOOR, STEPPED ONTO THE WING AND RIGHT TO THE GROUND. I DID NOT BELIEVE WHAT I HAD JUST DONE IN LANDING WITH THE GEAR UP. BUT I DID. I SUSTAINED NO INJURY AT ALL, ONLY DAMAGE TO N5891J. ## Other reports on N5891J (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20231207018709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231207018709A), Dec 7, 2023: Beech 35-C33 (N5891J), Pulaski, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft departed dkx (Knoxville Downtown island airport) on 12/07/2023 at 15:48:28 z (based on ADS-B data). The aircraft destination was suz (saline county… - [Accident 20090310005089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090310005089A), Mar 10, 2009: Beech 35C33 (N5891J), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) At 2300Z hours a pilot cleared by ATC on approach for landing at Fulton county-Brown airport on runway 32 from southwest. Pilot stated he commenced his… - [Incident 19960828034039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960828034039I), Aug 28, 1996: Beech 35C33 (N5891J), Las Vegas, NV. Narrative: on August 28, 1996, at about 1950 PDT the flight was observed by witness at low altitude over a congested area of las. Information from Las Vegas… - [Accident 19850714037129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714037129A), Jul 14, 1985: Beech 35C33 (N5891J), Scappoose, OR, Substantial damage. After turning off runway pilot inadvertently retracted gear while reaching for the flap handle. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.