# Incident 19781108022329I: Beech V35B, Seminole, OK, November 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1978, 18:25 local time
- Place: Seminole, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2350° N, 96.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2350&lon=-96.6495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4096A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4096A-2008-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 304 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/19781108022329I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING. RETRACTION ARM IN ACTUATOR BOX WAS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED.

## Other reports on N4096A (2)

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

- [Incident 20061021028359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061021028359I), Oct 21, 2006: Beech V35B (N4096A), Ellenville, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot went up with flight instructor to do his biannual flight review about 5 miles west of the airport (N89). After completing maneuvers of steep…
- [Accident 19770320007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320007679A), Mar 20, 1977: Beech V35B (N4096A), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage

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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