# Incident 19850725053649I: Beech A35, Oshkosh, WI, July 25, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1985, 15:59 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8483A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8483A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725053649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETRACTED GEAR ON APPROACH TO GAIN AIRSPEED. PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND LANDED GEAR UP. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N8483A (1)

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

- [Incident 19811107081429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107081429I), Nov 7, 1981: Beech A35 (N8483A), Falcon, CO, Minor damage. Pilot selected flaps switch instead of gear switch. Landed with gear up. Minor damage.

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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