- Date
- July 28, 1997, 09:04 local (16:04 UTC)
- Place
- Pacoima, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1834ZBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1998
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19970728023659A
- Case key
- 29854
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to ensure that the landing gear was lowered before touchdown.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he had been cleared by the tower for closed traffic. After reporting downwind abeam the tower he prepared the aircraft for landing, and said he firmly believed that he had completed the GUMP check. He turned base to final, set up his approach speed, and landed gear up. The pilot stated in an interview that he forgot to lower the gear. The aircraft was inspected and no pre-existing anomalies were noted.
Factual narrative
On July 28, 1997, at 0904 hours Pacific daylight time, a Beech V35B, N1834Z, landed gear up on runway 12 at the Whiteman Airpark, Pacoima, California. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot/owner was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the local personal flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at 0900.
The pilot reported that he had been cleared by the tower for closed traffic, and to report his position downwind abeam the tower. The pilot stated that he "firmly" believed he had completed the "GUMP" check. He stated that he turned base to final, set up his approach speed, and then landed gear up.
In an interview with an Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot reported that he "forgot to lower the gear." The aircraft was inspected and no pre-existing anomalies were noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1834Z
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10380
- Airframe hours
- 2,279
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald V. Mcshane
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1996 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- WHP
- Airport
- WHP · Whiteman, runway 12, 4,120 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,849 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 1,849 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WHP
FAA reports on this event · 1
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