- Date
- June 6, 1982, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Coalinga, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9824RBeech M35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820606020799A
- Case key
- 70290
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
As the pilot was arriving to an uncontrolled airport, he could see a group of planes on the runup pad at the approach end of the runway. As he continued with his arrival and approach, he radioed his intentions, but heard no transmissions from the departing planes. When he was less than a mile on final, the last plane was departing. Subsequently, he landed with his gear retracted. After the accident, he learn there were many older model aircraft at the airport that were returning from an airshow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9824R
- Reported as
- Beech M35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D6339
- Airframe hours
- 4,072
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stephen D. Rosenthal
- Registered owner
- Fresno Skyriders
- Departed
- FAT · Fresno, CA
- Destination
- Gate City, VA
- Airport
- 5Q9 · Harris Ranch, runway 32, 3,000 × 30 ft, asphalt
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 80 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 180 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.