# Incident 19790411010839I: Beech D55, White Plains, NY, April 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1979, 21:25 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0670° N, 73.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0670&lon=-73.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N535Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N535Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790411010839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. DID NOT USE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. ZG ZK.

## Other reports on N535Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19901129060069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129060069I), Nov 29, 1990: Beech D55 (N535Q), Treasure Cay, Bahamas, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Nose brace failed.
- [Accident 19761227039729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761227039729A), Dec 27, 1976: Beech D55 (N535Q), Charleston, SC, Substantial damage. Unable to lower gear with handcrank because motor burned armature mechanism. Lndd on foamed rwy.

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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