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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech J35 · Watkins, CO · September 4, 2023

Date: September 4, 2023 · 10:18 local
Place: Watkins, CO
Airport: Colorado Air And Space Port
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78KM
Reported as: Beech J35
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 372 total98 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N78KMRegistered now · Beech J35S/N D-5497 Airframe modelBeech J35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was conducting full stop/taxi backs and kcfo. On second iteration pilot noticed oil pressure light was at the high side of red/low side of green and became distracted monitoring the issue. Pilot extended downwind. Pilot conducted gumps check, but wasn't sure if he would do a go around or continue for landing, and decided that if he choose to land he would extend gear on final. On final pilot forgot to extend gear. The aircraft is an older model with no audio gear horn, and the gear light was blocked by the yoke.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING FULL STOP/TAXI BACKS AND KCFO. ON SECOND ITERATION PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WAS AT THE HIGH SIDE OF RED/LOW SIDE OF GREEN AND BECAME DISTRACTED MONITORING THE ISSUE. PILOT EXTENDED DOWNWIND. PILOT CONDUCTED GUMPS CHECK, BUT WASN'T SURE IF HE WOULD DO A GO AROUND OR CONTINUE FOR LANDING, AND DECIDED THAT IF HE CHOOSE TO LAND HE WOULD EXTEND GEAR ON FINAL. ON FINAL PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT IS AN OLDER MODEL WITH NO AUDIO GEAR HORN, AND THE GEAR LIGHT WAS BLOCKED BY THE YOKE.