# Incident 19811109078829I: Beech B35, Gatesville, TX, November 9, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1981, 15:45 local time
- Place: Gatesville, TX
- Airport: Gatesville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4209° N, 97.7965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GATESVILLE MUNI (GOP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4209&lon=-97.7965&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8715A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8715A-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 100 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811109078829I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED NEAR END OF LANDING ROLL. STEP ASSIST CABLE, PN 35410244, TANGLED GEAR. NO FULL UP OR DOWN.

## Other reports on N8715A (1)

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

- [Incident 19961109040509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109040509I), Nov 9, 1996: Beech B35 (N8715A), MS, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot took off from mcb and noticed reduced airspeed, but did no troubleshooting during 45 minute flight. Upon arrival at hsa, gear handle was…

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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