# Incident 19781119026269I: Beech V35A, Rehoboth Beach, DE, November 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1978, 16:15 local time
- Place: Rehoboth Beach, DE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7174° N, 75.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rehoboth Beach, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7174&lon=-75.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2722A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2722A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35A (registry code 1151544, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,248 total, 456 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/19781119026269I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED AS PILOT TURNED OFF RUNWAY. NO SYSTEM PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND.

## Other reports on N2722A (3)

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

- [Incident 20010214002809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010214002809I), Feb 14, 2001: Beech V35A (N2722A), Georgetown, DE, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated after a normal landing on rollout he was unable to keep the aircraft on the concrete runway. The aircraft departed the runway causing the…
- [Incident 19890515034819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890515034819I), May 15, 1989: Beech V35A (N2722A), Charleston, WV. ATC issued an IFR clearance to a VFR pilot who did not realize that he had accepted an IFR clearance.
- [Incident 19890131005519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890131005519I), Jan 31, 1989: Beech V35A (N2722A), Farmville, VA, Minor damage. When nose lowered on landing, the gear sheared off. Steering control pin bolt came off allowing wheel to canter.

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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