# Incident 19850523039759I: Beech 36BEECH, Wichita, KS, May 23, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1985, 18:19 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHLA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7089N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7089N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,240 total, 35 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523039759I

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL ON TAKEOFF AND DOOR POPPED OPEN. DID NOT FULLY EXTEND GEAR MANUALLY SO GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N7089N (1)

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

- [Incident 20260430004739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260430004739I), Apr 30, 2026: Beech 36 (N7089N), Rapid City, SD, No damage. Through this investigation we were unable to find a contributing factor. The aircraft inspections have not produced any concerns or issues. The review of…

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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