# Incident 19791105054849I: Beech B35, Sioux Falls, SD, November 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1979, 17:25 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5820° N, 96.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOE FOSS FLD (FSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5820&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80435, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (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: 1,300 total, 900 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/19791105054849I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORCED TO LAND GEAR UP WHEN RIGHT MAIN WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN DUE TO BENT MAIN RETRACT ROD, PN358151254.

## Other reports on N80435 (1)

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

- [Incident 19891004054639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891004054639I), Oct 4, 1989: Beech 35BEECH (N80435), Marthasville, MO. Switched to full fuel tank and engine quit. Unable to restart. Forced landing without incident.

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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