20250513007559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech P35 · State College, PA · May 13, 2025

Date: May 13, 2025 · 13:10 local
Place: State College, PA
Airport: University Park
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2840R
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA25LA205
Reported as: Beech P35
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,755 total1,890 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N2840RRegistered now · Beech P35S/N D-7221 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech P35 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed allentown airport (kabe) on a IFR flight to University Park Airport (kunv). The weather was IFR and IMC conditions were present at the time of approach and landing. The aircraft was on vectors to the final approach course for the RNAV approach to runway 6 at kunv. The pilot indicated he was having trouble establishing the aircraft on the inboard course for the approach, this is evident by the review of the flight track on flight aware. The pilot indicated that the distracation of establishing the aircraft on the approach caused him not to put the landing gear down. The aircraft landed on runway 6 at kunv with the gear up. In the recovery of the aircraft, it was lifted off the runway by a crane. The mechanic on scene indicated the gear switch was in the up position. When the mechanic acitivated the gear switch in the down position gear operated normally.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ALLENTOWN AIRPORT (KABE) ON A IFR FLIGHT TO UNIVERSITY PARK AIRPORT (KUNV). THE WEATHER WAS IFR AND IMC CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF APPROACH AND LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON VECTORS TO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE FOR THE RNAV APPROACH TO RUNWAY 6 AT KUNV. THE PILOT INDICATED HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE ESTABLISHING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE INBOARD COURSE FOR THE APPROACH, THIS IS EVIDENT BY THE REVIEW OF THE FLIGHT TRACK ON FLIGHT AWARE. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE DISTRACATION OF ESTABLISHING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE APPROACH CAUSED HIM NOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 6 AT KUNV WITH THE GEAR UP. IN THE RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY BY A CRANE. THE MECHANIC ON SCENE INDICATED THE GEAR SWITCH WAS IN THE UP POSITION. WHEN THE MECHANIC ACITIVATED THE GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA25LA205Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHouserville, PAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.May 13, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2840R · 1

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

Incident 20170823017329ILanding: Touchdown · Allentown, PAPilot failed to extend landing gear prior to landing. The aircraft touched down 1494 feet on runway 24, and skid on airframe for 971 feet. An airport police officer witnessed the event. Pilot was not injured. He was able to extract himself from aircraft…Aug 23, 2017 · Minor damage