20231016014259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F35 · Panama City, FL · October 16, 2023

Date
October 16, 2023 · 20:30 local
Place
Panama City, FL
Airport
Northwest Florida
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N120WM
Reported as
Beech F35
Reported engine
Continental E225 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
820 total579 in this make and model194 in the last 90 days

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.

While on approach, ATC instructed pilot to be prepared to go around due to aircraft on the runway. Pilot raised gear to initiate go around, and was then cleared to land. Pilot failed to lower landing gear prior to touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON APPROACH, ATC INSTRUCTED PILOT TO BE PREPARED TO GO AROUND DUE TO AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT RAISED GEAR TO INITIATE GO AROUND, AND WAS THEN CLEARED TO LAND. PILOT FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.