- Date
- February 21, 1985, 10:05 local (15:05 UTC)
- Place
- Athens, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1500UBeech N35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850221065329A
- Case key
- 13011
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following one hour of airwork the instructor and student returned to the airport for a short field landing. The instructor stated that the student lowered the gear on downwind. He stated further that they both checked the gear position indicator on base leg and final approach and the indicator showed gear down both times. During the flare the gear warning horn sounded and the instructor now saw that the gear indicator now showed gear up. Power was advanced but the aircrft settled to the runway and stopped straight ahead. The gear components were examined following the accident and no malfunctions could be found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1500U
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D6630
- Airframe hours
- 7,492
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ohio University
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 15, 1984 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- UNI
- Airport
- UNI · Ohio University Airport, runway 25, 4,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 290 total · 18 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.