# Incident 20230415004929I: Beech A45, Cross City, FL, April 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2023, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cross City, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6386° N, 83.1248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cross City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6386&lon=-83.1248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 24,400 total, 940 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230415004929I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 15, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BEECH T-34, S/N G-31, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED AT CROSS CITY AIRPORT (KCTY) WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.  VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOLE ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IAW

TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N500DR (3)

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

- [Incident 20100704038549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100704038549I), Jul 4, 2010: Beech A45 (N500DR), Naperville, IL, Minor damage. The pilot of N500DR was in the landing flare when he heard what appeared to be the aircraft stall warning horn. He believed all to be normal at this point. The…
- [Incident 20010907026639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010907026639I), Sep 7, 2001: Beech A45 (N500DR), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot had completed a military style overhead breakk over the threshold from formation flying. The pilot executed the "gumps" check and assumed the…
- [Incident 19980513024169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513024169I), May 13, 1998: Beech A45 (N500DR), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Canopy not latched properly before take off and departed aircraft on approach. Punctured wing. Not on check list.

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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