# Incident 19780104001169I: Beech K35, Wellsville, NY, January 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1978, 11:00 local time
- Place: Wellsville, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1207° N, 77.9457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1207&lon=-77.9457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6041E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6041E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780104001169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N6041E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160410002429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160410002429I), Apr 10, 2016: Beech K35 (N6041E), Wakefield, VA, Minor damage. The pilot stated that he was conducting touch and go?s with the landing gear down. On the last approach he confirmed a green down and locked gear indication…
- [Incident 20140524014659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140524014659I), May 24, 2014: Beech K35 (N6041E), Shenandoah Vall, VA, Minor damage. Aircraft made a gear-up landing on runway 5, after the pilot forgot to extend the gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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