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FAA incident report · Beech 36 · West Bend, WI · March 20, 2022

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Date
March 20, 2022 · 15:00 local
Place
West Bend, WI
Airport
West Bend Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7527N
Reported as
Beech 36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
785 total586 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days
N7527NRegistered now · Beech 36S/N E-54 · Built 1968Airframe modelBeech 36Engine 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 20, 2022 aircraft N7527N, a Beech 36 bonanza was returning to West Bend WI municipal airport from janesville WI regional airport with 4 persons on board. The aircraft landed at West Bend in a landing gear up configuration and skidded to a stop on the runway. Upon review it was noted by an FAA inspector that the landing gear lever was in the up position. The aircraft was raised, landing gear lowered using normal operation and removed from the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot and four persons on board were not injured. VFR conditions prevailed throughout the flight and landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 20, 2022 AIRCRAFT N7527N, A BEECH 36 BONANZA WAS RETURNING TO WEST BEND WI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FROM JANESVILLE WI REGIONAL AIRPORT WITH 4 PERSONS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT WEST BEND IN A LANDING GEAR UP CONFIGURATION AND SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. UPON REVIEW IT WAS NOTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED, LANDING GEAR LOWERED USING NORMAL OPERATION AND REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT AND LANDING.