# Incident 19830318024269I: Beech M35, Birmingham, AL, March 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N656V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N656V-2022-01-08) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830318024269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED 3 GREENS FOR LANDING. GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ON LANDING. NO GEAR DEFECTS INDICATES GEAR IN TRANSIT.

## Other reports on N656V (2)

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

- [Accident 20201001015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201001015429A), Oct 1, 2020: Beech M35 (N656V), Nichols, SC, Destroyed. Pilot reports loss of power that occurred when autopilot was disconnected in preparation for descent into myr destination airport. Pilot states that aircraft…
- [Incident 19840906062319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840906062319I), Sep 6, 1984: Beech 35BEECH (N656V), Hutchinson, KS, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised while landing in a strong gusty wind. Expired medical certificate.

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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