# Incident 19790511026439I: Beech K35, Leesburg, VA, May 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1979, 13:15 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9518R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9518R-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 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/19790511026439I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N9518R (2)

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

- [Accident 20020626013679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020626013679A), Jun 26, 2002: Beech K35 (N9518R), Montrose, CO, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 26, 2002, approximately 0735 mountain daylight time, a Beech K35, N9518R, was substantially damaged when the aircraft impacted terrain during an…
- [Incident 19860512028099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512028099I), May 12, 1986: Beech K35 (N9518R), Union, SC, Minor damage. After a short field landing and during rollout, the nose gear collapsed. Cause not reported.

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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