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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech S35 · Burlington, IA · September 10, 2023

Date
September 10, 2023 · 10:00 local
Place
Burlington, IA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N999GT
Reported as
Beech S35
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,567 total90 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated a straight in approach with a long final approach was used. The straight in approach rather than his normal traffic pattern caused a break in his normal landing routine.

He stated he realized too late the landing gear was not down. Landing gear horn was misinterpreted.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH WITH A LONG FINAL APPROACH WAS USED. THE STRAIGHT IN APPROACH RATHER THAN HIS NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN CAUSED A BREAK IN HIS NORMAL LANDING ROUTINE.

HE STATED HE REALIZED TOO LATE THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN.LANDING GEAR HORN WAS MISINTERPRETED.