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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Easton, PA · October 22, 2021

Date: October 22, 2021 · 15:30 local
Place: Easton, PA
Airport: Braden Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N17650
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 406 total200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N17650Registered now · Beech V35BS/N D-9993 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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As I approached N43 I radioed on 123.0 that I would be overflying the field, which I did so near pattern altitude. I wanted to see the direction of the windsock. The windsock did not show any wind. I decided to traverse the full pattern of the airport for a landing on 36. I checked my landing check list and made a mental note that I did not need to drop by gear this early. I entered on the base, I then flew up-wind, then the crosswind, then the downwind, then base, then final all for 36. I normally enter on the crosswind to base leg for 36. I have done this many, many times so I know it by heart. Adding the additional pattern work threw off my routine. I did not check my landing check list again. No excuse, it should not have happened. I was just so used to the same process. I did my check list early in the pattern and made a mental note that I did not need to drop by gear that soon. I didn't check again after that.

As the FAA filed it

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AS I APPROACHED N43 I RADIOED ON 123.0 THAT I WOULD BE OVERFLYING THE FIELD, WHICH I DID SO NEAR PATTERN ALTITUDE. I WANTED TO SEE THE DIRECTION OF THE WINDSOCK. THE WINDSOCK DID NOT SHOW ANY WIND. I DECIDED TO TRAVERSE THE FULL PATTERN OF THE AIRPORT FOR A LANDING ON 36. I CHECKED MY LANDING CHECK LIST AND MADE A MENTAL NOTE THAT I DID NOT NEED TO DROP BY GEAR THIS EARLY. I ENTERED ON THE BASE, I THEN FLEW UP-WIND, THEN THE CROSSWIND, THEN THE DOWNWIND, THEN BASE, THEN FINAL ALL FOR 36. I NORMALLY ENTER ON THE CROSSWIND TO BASE LEG FOR 36. I HAVE DONE THIS MANY, MANY TIMES SO I KNOW IT BY HEART. ADDING THE ADDITIONAL PATTERN WORK THREW OFF MY ROUTINE. I DID NOT CHECK MY LANDING CHECK LIST AGAIN. NO EXCUSE, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I WAS JUST SO USED TO THE SAME PROCESS. I DID MY CHECK LIST EARLY IN THE PATTERN AND MADE A MENTAL NOTE THAT I DID NOT NEED TO DROP BY GEAR THAT SOON. I DIDN'T CHECK AGAIN AFTER THAT.