# Incident 19850418017229I: Beech 58, Allentown, PA, April 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1985, 08:35 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6351X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6351X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850418017229I

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. LEFT GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH FAULTY.

## Other reports on N6351X (1)

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

- [Incident 19850908062479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850908062479I), Sep 8, 1985: Beech 58 (N6351X), Danburn, CT, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a deer during landing rollout.

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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