# Incident 19780611045389I: Beech M35, Valparaiso, IN, June 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1978, 21:00 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4540° N, 87.0071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTER COUNTY RGNL (VPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4540&lon=-87.0071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6RH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6RH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 70 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/19780611045389I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL. THE CB WAS POPPED, THE GEAR COULD HAVE BEEN CRANKED DOWN AND LOCKED.

## Other reports on N6RH (2)

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

- [Incident 20220710011919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220710011919I), Jul 10, 2022: Beech M35 (N6RH), Lawrence, MA, Substantial damage. A landing was conducted on runway 05 at klwm. After the landing gear was lowered the pilot reported 1) seeing the green landing gear light illuminated, 2) the…
- [Incident 20210210003699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210210003699I), Feb 10, 2021: Beech M35 (N6RH), Keenansville, NC, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted]Pilot notes/account: 2/10/2021 Incident Departed from ksfq to kheg on 2/10/21 VFR initially. Picked up pop up IFR in air as IMC was…

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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