# Incident 19820917058279I: Beech B35, Chesterfield, VA, September 17, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1982, 12:20 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield Coun
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5218C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5218C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820917058279I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED RADIO FAILURE. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FOUND GENERATOR SWITCH IN OFF POSITION.

## Other reports on N5218C (1)

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

- [Incident 19871103073609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871103073609I), Nov 3, 1987: Beech B35 (N5218C), Orangeburg, SC, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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