# Accident 19790502007339A: Beech B35, Big Spring, TX, May 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Big Spring, TX
- Airport: Big Spring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2383° N, 101.4857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2383&lon=-101.4857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8541M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8541M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 130 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790502007339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INADVERTENTLY LANDED WITH WHEELS UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW79DQG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG35), May 2, 1979: Beechcraft P35 (N8541M), Big Spring, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8541M (1)

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

- [Incident 19910601037159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601037159I), Jun 1, 1991: Beech 35BEECH (N8541M), Council Bluffs, IA, Minor damage. Pilot unintentionally retracted landing gear on landing rollout instead of flaps.

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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