# Incident 19781008029839I: Beech A35, Santa Monica, CA, October 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1978, 18:30 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N622B-1989-01-19) (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: 2,950 total, 1,350 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/19781008029839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. WARNING HORN NOT OPERATIVE ON POST INCIDENT CHECK.

## Other reports on N622B (1)

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

- [Accident 19811108084589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108084589A), Nov 8, 1981: Beech A35 (N622B), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. Not cleared to taxi to ramp. Saw an airplane on a collision course. Rudder pedal broke in evasive attempt. Collided

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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