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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35B · Black River Fal, WI · October 2, 2025

Date: October 2, 2025 · 14:36 local
Place: Black River Fal, WI
Airport: Black River Falls Area
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N179R
Reported as: Beech V35B
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 530 total240 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N179RRegistered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10179 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot flew from klse to kbck to practice power off 180 degree turns. As the pilot made the turn they found they were a little late on the base turn and was focused on their landing point. The pilot stated that they were hyper focused on their landing point that they did not realize the gear wasn't down until it was too late. The pilot made a belly landing and exited the aircraft. The pilot was the only one on board and had no injuries. After examining the pictures of the damage on the aircraft, NTSB determined this to be an incident

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT FLEW FROM KLSE TO KBCK TO PRACTICE POWER OFF 180 DEGREE TURNS. AS THE PILOT MADE THE TURN THEY FOUND THEY WERE A LITTLE LATE ON THE BASE TURN AND WAS FOCUSED ON THEIR LANDING POINT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY WERE HYPER FOCUSED ON THEIR LANDING POINT THAT THEY DID NOT REALIZE THE GEAR WASN'T DOWN UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. THE PILOT MADE A BELLY LANDING AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY ONE ON BOARD AND HAD NO INJURIES. AFTER EXAMINING THE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE ON THE AIRCRAFT, NTSB DETERMINED THIS TO BE AN INCIDENT

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

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