# Incident 19811021080639I: Beech V35B, Hailey, ID, October 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5038° N, 114.2956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRIEDMAN MEML (SUN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5038&lon=-114.2956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1566L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1566L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021080639I

## Narrative

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

ACTIVATED FLAP SWITCH ON LANDING APPROACH IN PLACE OF LANDING GEAR. FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N1566L (1)

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

- [Incident 19850822047669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850822047669I), Aug 22, 1985: Beech V35B (N1566L), Boise, ID, Minor damage. During rollout pilot inadvertently retracted the landing gear.

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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