# Incident 20210911015549I: Beech S35, Santa Paula, CA, September 11, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2021, 13:45 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3470° N, 119.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA PAULA (SZP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3470&lon=-119.0616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 87 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210911015549I

## Narrative

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

DO TO HEAVY RADIO TRAFFIC AT THE SANTA PAULA AIRPORT THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED FROM THE CHECK LIST AND DID NOT CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.

PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP ON THE CENTER LINE

## Other reports on N997BC (2)

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

- [Incident 20250603016969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250603016969I), Jun 3, 2025: Beech S35 (N997BC), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft was on a check flight after maintenance (flight control rigging). The engine lost oil pressure, followed by the engine stopping just short of…
- [Incident 20120702013569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120702013569I), Jul 2, 2012: Beech S35 (N997BC), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. On July 2, 2012 at 1430 MDT a Beechcraft S35 was advised by the tower contoller while on 1/2 mile final runway 35R to put his gear down. The pilot then stated…

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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