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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D35 · Needles, CA · August 10, 2023

Date: August 10, 2023 · 14:30 local
Place: Needles, CA
Airport: Needles
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N732D
Reported as: Beech D35
Reported engine: Continental E225 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total400 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N732DRegistered now · Beech D35S/N D-3408 · Built 1953 Airframe modelBeech D35 Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed eagle airpark (A09) for Needles Airport (eed). Several miles out the PIC retarded throttle and extended gear. The PIC heard the sound of the gear going down and the red light went out. The PIC also felt the drag of the gear. The PIC flew approach to runway 20 and started his touchdown. The PIC heard a warning but was unsure if it was a gear warning or stall warning as he was task saturated with landing the aircraft. Apon touchdown the PIC heard scraping and started to pull power until the prop made contact with the ground. The PIC retarded throttle and the aircraft came to a stop. Inspection of the aircraft following the incident identified that the landing gear circuit braker had popped and the gear never fully extended and locked down.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EAGLE AIRPARK (A09) FOR NEEDLES AIRPORT (EED). SEVERAL MILES OUT THE PIC RETARDED THROTTLE AND EXTENDED GEAR. THE PIC HEARD THE SOUND OF THE GEAR GOING DOWN AND THE RED LIGHT WENT OUT. THE PIC ALSO FELT THE DRAG OF THE GEAR. THE PIC FLEW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20 AND STARTED HIS TOUCHDOWN. THE PIC HEARD A WARNING BUT WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS A GEAR WARNING OR STALL WARNING AS HE WAS TASK SATURATED WITH LANDING THE AIRCRAFT. APON TOUCHDOWN THE PIC HEARD SCRAPING AND STARTED TO PULL POWER UNTIL THE PROP MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PIC RETARDED THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT IDENTIFIED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BRAKER HAD POPPED AND THE GEAR NEVER FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED DOWN.