# Incident 19810203019169I: Beech M35, San Diego, CA, February 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1981, 17:40 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N332Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 1,000 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/19810203019169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE MOVED GEAR SWITCH DOWN BUT FAILED TO CHECK POSITION> PROBLEM IN NORMAL SYSTEM> EMERGENCY SYSTEM OK>

## Other reports on N332Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20260826011409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260826011409I), Aug 26, 2026: Beech M35 (N332Z), San Marcos, TX, No damage. Enroute from E70 [huber airpark, seguin, TX] to hyi [San Marcos Regional Airport]. Pilot reported 34 gallons onboard. Entered right base runway 08. Mid field…

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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