- Date
- August 3, 1984, 20:00 local (Aug 4, 1984, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2859WBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840803040339A
- Case key
- 24364
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft landed 'gear up' during practice takeoffs and landings. The plt stated that he 'forgot' to extend the landing gear prior to landing. The tower had given him instructions to 'make a short approach.' No mechanical problems were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2859W
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-446
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Continental IO-520B, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Garu K. Baker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1984 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Airport
- VNY · Van Nuys, runway 19, 4,000 × 75 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 345 total · 240 in this make and model · 295 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VNY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2859W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.