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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech M35 · Osage Beach, MO · September 17, 2021

Date: September 17, 2021 · 10:10 local
Place: Osage Beach, MO
Airport: Grand Glaize-Osage Beach Airpo
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9835R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA453
Reported as: Beech M35
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,970 total36 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

N9835RRegistered now · Beech M35S/N D-6359 · Built 1960 Airframe modelBeech M35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N9835R was involved in a gear up landing at the Osage Beach, MO airport on September 17, 2021. A flight instructor was conducting a flight review for a non-current private pilot in N9835R and was acting as pilot in command. As N9835R was entering the airport environment for an approach to runway 32, the private pilot stated that he mistakenly selected the flap lever, thinking that it was the gear handle. The flight instructor stated that he thought he had verified that the pilot flying did select the landing ear to the down position. N9853R continued the approach and touched down on runway 32 with the landing gear retracted. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

N9835R WAS INVOLVED IN A GEAR UP LANDING AT THE OSAGE BEACH, MO AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2021. A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT REVIEW FOR A NON-CURRENT PRIVATE PILOT IN N9835R AND WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND. AS N9835R WAS ENTERING THE AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT FOR AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32, THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE MISTAKENLY SELECTED THE FLAP LEVER, THINKING THAT IT WAS THE GEAR HANDLE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD VERIFIED THAT THE PILOT FLYING DID SELECT THE LANDING EAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. N9853R CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 32 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN21LA453Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportOsage Beach, MOThe pilot and flight instructor’s failure to ensure that the landing gear were extended prior to landing.Sep 17, 2021 · Substantial damage