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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Iron Station, NC · August 30, 2025

Date: August 30, 2025 · 18:04 local
Place: Iron Station, NC
Airport: Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regi
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2021E
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,776 total4,000 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N2021ERegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10158 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Saturday, August 30, 2025, a Beech V35B made a wheels-up landing at Lincolnton-Lincoln county airport (ipj), NC. The pilot stated that he was distracted by a flight school aircraft on ground waiting for departure and forgot to lower the landing gear. He did not hear the gear warning horn during approach but noticed it after removing his headset post-landing. The gear handle was found in the up position. The aircraft sustained minor damage.

Task id: T-EA68-FY26-0007

As the FAA filed it

ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2025, A BEECH V35B MADE A WHEELS-UP LANDING AT LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY AIRPORT (IPJ), NC. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A FLIGHT SCHOOL AIRCRAFT ON GROUND WAITING FOR DEPARTURE AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN DURING APPROACH BUT NOTICED IT AFTER REMOVING HIS HEADSET POST-LANDING. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

TASK ID: T-EA68-FY26-0007

Other reports on N2021E · 1

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

Incident 20100722043219ILanding: Touchdown · Richmond, VADuring landing sequence, pilot stated that he put the landing gear handle in down position (tower confirmed). He stated that he hit a bump on the runway and inadvertantly selected the gear handle back to the up position.Jul 22, 2010 · Minor damage