# Incident 19780429014869I: Beech A35, Napa, CA, April 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1978, 12:39 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N585B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N585B-1992-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 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/19780429014869I

## Narrative

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

ONE MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING. UPLOCK ROLLERS ON GEAR WERE DRY AND RUSTED.

## Other reports on N585B (1)

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

- [Accident 19850427051609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427051609A), Apr 27, 1985: Beech A35 (N585B), Truckee, CA, No damage. Total loss of engine power at cruise. Oil on windshield. Landed short of runway gear up. Number 1 cylinder failed.

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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