# Accident 19830930052779A: Beech H35, Salida, CO, September 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1983, 16:40 local time
- Place: Salida, CO
- Airport: Harriet Alexander
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5303° N, 106.0008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5303&lon=-106.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5492D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5492D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 108 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830930052779A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST. COLLAPSED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHILE TRYING TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN83LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA226), Sep 30, 1983: Beech H35 (N5492D), Salida, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5492D (1)

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

- [Incident 19880611032859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880611032859I), Jun 11, 1988: Beech H35 (N5492D), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Had unsafe gear indications recyled got green lights. Flyby was ok. Right gear collapsed landing. Downlock failed.

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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