- Date
- October 23, 1982, 21:45 local (Oct 24, 1982, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Abilene, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7937DBeech H35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821023055139A
- Case key
- 69683
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he extended the gear about 10 to 15 miles out to hold down the speed and descend. Before landing, he noted that none of his lights were working and he was unable to communicate with Abilene radio. Reportedly, he assumed the gear was down because he felt the trim change. When the nose gear touched down during landing, all of the landing gear collapsed. The pilot stated that he had become complacent after flying for 8 hrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7937D
- Reported as
- Beech H35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D5214
- Airframe hours
- 6,741
- Engine
- Continenatl IO-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Brown/Texas Air Center
- Registered owner
- James E. Hendrix
- Departed
- LBB · Lubbock, TX
- Destination
- 9LA6 · Alexandria, LA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ABI · Abilene Municiple, runway 17, 11,500 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,435 total · 27 in this make and model · 80 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 136 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.