# Incident 19811001082559I: Beech 35BEECH, Concord, NC, October 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1981, 12:50 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Airport: Bostic
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4088° N, 80.5795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4088&lon=-80.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N623CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N623CS) (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 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 140 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811001082559I

## Narrative

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

POPPING NOISE ON GEAR EXTENSION. COLLAPSED ON LANDING. LEFT GEAR UPLOCK AND CABLE ASSEMBLY HUNG UP BENT RETRACT ROD

## Other reports on N623CS (1)

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

- [Incident 19791203048219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791203048219I), Dec 3, 1979: Beech 35BEECH (N623CS), Jacksonville, FL. Pilot failed to copy correct frequencies issued by approach control. He penetrated control zone without contacting.

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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