# Incident 19790911035109I: Beech B35, Columbus, OH, September 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5138C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5138C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 77 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/19790911035109I

## Narrative

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

ZW PILOT FAILED TO LOWER GEAR FOR LANDING. RED GEAR UP INDICATOR LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N5138C (1)

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

- [Accident 19810717042269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042269A), Jul 17, 1981: Beech B35 (N5138C), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after both propellor blades sperated on climbout after takeoff.

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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